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List of political parties in the Netherlands

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The political parties of the Netherlands: see also politics of the Netherlands.

Parties with representation in the Eerste Kamer or Tweede Kamer, as of December 2002:

Other parties registered to take part in the January 2003 Tweede Kamer elections:

Other existing parties:

  • De Groenen - Green Party, taking part in municipal and provincial politics.

Parties that no longer exist:

Parties with uncertain status:

Descriptions of some of the parties follow.

The Partij van de Arbeid (Labour Party), a European social democratic party, is left of center. Its programe is based on greater social, political, and economic equality for all citizens, although in recent years the party has begun to debate the role of central government in that process. Although called the Labor Party, it has no formal links to the trade unions.

The Christen-Democratisch Appèl 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 Liberals and the "statism" of the Labor Party.

The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) is "liberal" in the European, rather than American, sense of the word. It thus attaches great importance to private enterprise and the freedom of the individual in political, social, and economic affairs. The VVD is generally seen as the most conservative of the major parties.

Democraten 66 (D'66) has had widely fluctuating electoral fortunes since the party's founding in 1966. It is a center-left party, generally portrayed as between the CDA and PvdA, with its strongest support among young, urban, professional voters. It professes a pro-European platform of ethnic and religious toleration.

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