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This article lists political parties in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Parties

Parliamentary parties

Parties with representation in the Eerste Kamer, Tweede Kamer or European Parliament, as of October 2007:

Name
(English)		 Name
(Dutch)		 Abbr. Political Leader International Affliation Votes (2006) Tweede
Kamer
seats		 Eerste
Kamer
seats		 European
Parliament
seats
Christian Democratic AppealChristen-Democratisch AppèlCDAJan Peter Balkenende*Christian Democrat International2,608,57341217
Labour PartyPartij van de ArbeidPvdAWouter Bos*Socialist International2,085,07733147
Socialist PartySocialistische PartijSPJan MarijnissenUEL/NGL1,630,80325112
People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyVolkspartij voor Vrijheid en DemocratieVVDMark RutteLiberal International1,443,31221144
Party for FreedomPartij voor de VrijheidPVVGeert Wildersnone579,490900
GreenLeftGroenLinksGLFemke HalsemaGlobal Greens453,054742
ChristianUnionChristenUnieCUAndré Rouvoet*European Christian Political Movement390,969641
Democrats 66Democraten 66D66Alexander PechtoldLiberal International193,232321
Party for AnimalsPartij voor de DierenPvdDMarianne Thiemenone179,988210
Political Reformed PartyStaatskundig Gereformeerde PartijSGPBas van der VliesID153,266211
Independent Senate FractionOnafhankelijke SenaatsfractieOSFHendrik ten Hoeven*nonedid not compete010
Europe TransparentEuropa TransparantETPaul van Buitenen*EGP/EFAdid not compete002
Total9,654,4751507527
*: These political leaders are not chair of Second Chamber parliamentary parties

The Christen-Democratisch Appèl is a centre-right Christian democratic party. It supports free enterprise and holds to the principle that government activity should supplement but not supplant communal action by citizens. On the political spectrum, the CDA sees its philosophy as standing between the "individualism" of the VVD and the "statism" of the Labour Party. The CDA favours European economic, cultural and political integration. The party is led by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. The CDA is a member of the Centrist Democrat International.

The Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA, Labour Party), a European social democratic party, is left of center. Its program is based on greater social, political, and economic equality for all citizens. Former PvdA-prime minister Joop den Uyl has called it an "equal spread of knowledge, income and power." In recent years the PvdA has espoused a third way-program. The PvdA is generally supportive of European integration. Although called the Labour Party, it has no formal links to the trade unions. In practice, however, strong links exist, with PvdA politicians often beginning their careers in the FNV labour union. The party is led by Wouter Bos. The PvdA is a member of the Socialist International.

The Socialistische Partij (SP) is a left-wing party. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was a People's Republic of China-supported Maoist party, but in 1991 the SP dropped its communist course, and chose a more independent and less radical socialist course, denouncing Maoism and the People's Republic of China. The party itself has called it a move "from socialism to a social ism." The party opposes what it sees as the European Superstate. The SP operates as an independent party within the European United Left–Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament. Jan Marijnissen is the leader of the SP.

The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) is a conservative liberal party. It thus attaches great importance to private enterprise and the freedom of the individual in political, social, and economic affairs. The party is generally supportive of European economic integration, but is less supportive of political integration. The VVD is generally seen as the most right wing of the major parties, though the List Pim Fortuyn took a position to the right of the VVD. Mark Rutte leads the VVD. The VVD is a member of the Liberal International.

The Party for Freedom (PVV) is a right-wing populist party. It was erected by Geert Wilders, who split from the VVD in 2004. The PVV opposes the European Islamization and seeks to limit taxation. It is Euroskeptic and seeks to limit immigration.

GroenLinks combines, as the name (which translates to GreenLeft) says, a Green, environmentalist with a left-wing ideals. It operates to the left of the PvdA. The party was founded in 1989 as a merger of a left-radical, a pacifist, a communist and a leftwing Christian party. In 2004, the party leader Femke Halsema announced she saw her own party as a leftwing liberal party, possibly breaking with its socialist roots. Like D66, it is a multiculturalist party. GroenLinks is in favour of European integration, but opposes the current policies of the European Union. GroenLinks is a member of the Global Greens.

The ChristenUnie is a Christian party, which mostly concentrates on ethical issues, such as a resistance against abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage. In other areas (e.g. immigration and the environment), the party often is closer to the left-wing parties. It is sceptic about European integration. The CU operates within the Independence and Democracy group within the European Parliament and is a founding member of the European Christian Political Movement. André Rouvoet leads the party.

Democraten 66 (D66) has had widely fluctuating electoral fortunes since the party's founding in 1966. It is a centrist left-liberal and radical democratic party, generally portrayed as between the VVD and GroenLinks, with its strongest support among young, urban, professional voters. It professes a pro-European platform of ethnic and religious tolerance. Alexander Pechtold leads the party. D66 is a member of the Liberal International.

Partij voor de Dieren (PvdD) is a single issue animal rights-party. It is led by Marianne Thieme.

The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP) is a very conservative Christian party, with even stronger ethical points of view than the ChristenUnie. Although a very small party on a national level, it is an important political power in some orthodox reformed municipalities. The party sees governments (local, regional, national and international) as unconditional servants of God. The party bases all of its views directly on the Bible. The party opposes European integration and operates within the Independence and Democracy group. Bas van der Vlies leads the SGP.

Trots op Nederland is the proposed political movement associated with independent parliamentarian and former government minister Rita Verdonk.

forms a one-person faction in the Eerste Kamer as of October 2, 2007. He was formerly a member of the Socialist Party.

Other active parties

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Youth Organizations

Some parties have a youthwing. The following are recognized by the ministry of Home Affairs Not recognized by the government are:
  • CJB (Communist Youth Movement) - NCPN
  • PINK! (PINK!) - PvdD
  • Jonge Fortuynisten - LPF

Defunct Parties

See also

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Political parties in the Netherlands
Second Chamber:Christian Democratic Appeal (41) | Labour Party (33) | Socialist Party (25) | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (22) | Party for Freedom (9) | GreenLeft (7) | ChristianUnion (6) | Democrats 66 (3) | Party for the Animals (2) | Reformed Political Party (2)
First Chamber:Christian Democratic Appeal (21) | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (14) | Labour Party (14) | Socialist Party (12) | ChristianUnion (4) | GreenLeft (4) | Reformed Political Party (2) | Democrats 66 (2) | Party for the Animals (1) | Independent Senate Fraction (1)
European Parliament:Christian Democratic Appeal (7) | Labour Party (7) | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (4) | GreenLeft (2) | Socialist Party (2) | Europe Transparent (2) | ChristianUnion/Reformed Political Party  (2) | Democrats 66 (1)
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Defunct political parties in the Netherlands
CatholicGeneral League, Roman Catholic People's Party, Roman-Catholic State Party, Catholic People's Party, Catholic National Party, Political Party Radicals, Roman Catholic Party Netherlands
LiberalLiberal Union, Radical League, Free-thinking Democratic League, League of Free Liberals, Liberal Party, Economic League, Middle Class Party, Neutral Party, Liberal State Party, Freedom Party
ReformedAnti Revolutionary Party, Christian Historical Voters' League, Free Anti Revolutionary Party, Christian Historical Party, Frisian League, Christian Historical Union, League of Christian Socialists, Christian Democratic Party, Christian Social Party, Christian Democratic Union, Reformed Reformed State Party, Reformed Political Alliance, Reformatory Political Federation, Evangelical People's Party
SocialistSocial Democratic League, Social Democratic Workers' Party, Communist Party of the Netherlands, Socialist Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Pacifist Socialist Party, Democratic Socialists '70
OtherAlliance for the Democratization of the Army, Peasants' League, Middle Party for City and Country, Alliance for National Reconstruction, National Socialist Movement, Farmers' Party, New Middle Party, Centre Party, Centre Democrats, General Elderly Alliance, Union 55+, Livable Netherlands
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Liberal political parties in the Netherlands
Progressive LiberalRB - VDB - EB - D66
Classical LiberalLU - LSP - PvdV - VVD
Conservative LiberalBVL - LP
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Socialist, Communist and Social-Democratic political parties in the Netherlands
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Christian political parties in the Netherlands
CatholicAlgemene Bond - RKVP - RKSP - KVP - KNP - RKPN
GereformeerdARP - BCS - CSP - CDP - SGP - CDU - GPV - RPF - EVP - ChristianUnion
Hervormd and otherVAR - CHKB - Friese Bond - CHP - CHU - HGS
non-denominationalPPR - CDA
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The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. The party is currently the biggest coalition partner in the fourth Balkenende cabinet.
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The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International (CDI) and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International. The name officially changed due to the participation of groups of various faiths [1].
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The Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), literally "Party of the Labour") is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the general election in 2003, the PvdA is the second largest political party in the Netherlands.
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Wouter Jacob Bos (born July 14, 1963 in Vlaardingen) is the Dutch Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister. He is political leader of the Labour Party (PvdA).

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The Socialist Party (SP, Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a Dutch socialist political party. After the 2006 election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats.
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. The VVD is the most vociferous supporter of private enterprise in the Netherlands — although supportive of the
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Mark Rutte (born February 14, 1967 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and parliamentary leader for that party in the Dutch Parliament. He has been elected lijsttrekker for the VVD in the Dutch general election, 2006.
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Liberal International and Progressive or simply, Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. Its headquarters are located in London inside the building of the National Liberal Club.
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Party for Freedom (Dutch: Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a Dutch conservative political party. It is led by Geert Wilders, who was the only representative in Dutch parliament of the forerunner of the party, the
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Geert Wilders (born September 6, 1963 in Venlo) is a Dutch right-wing politician who is best known for his views favoring the restriction of immigration, particularly from non-Western countries, and his criticism of Islam (including banning the Koran).
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GroenLinks (GL, English: GreenLeft) is a Dutch Green political party. Currently it is in opposition against the fourth cabinet Balkenende.

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Femke Halsema   (help info ) (born April 25, 1966) is Dutch politician. She is a member of the Tweede Kamer since 1998. She is the chair of the political party GreenLeft in the Tweede Kamer since 2002.
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The Global Greens (or formally: the Global Green Network) are an organization of cooperating Green parties. Their statement of principle is the Charter of the Global Greens, formulated in 2001 in Canberra, Australia at the first Global Greens meeting.
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