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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Second Chamber, 4-year term, party-list proportional
representation system |
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· Queen:
Beatrix van Oranje Nassau · Prime Minister:
Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) · Government:
CDA, PvdA, CU |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2010 |
Seats |
2006 |
Seats |
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Christen Democratisch
Appèl (CDA) 
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Christian democracy
|
EPP, CDI
1980 |
|
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26,5% |
41 |
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Partij van de Arbeid
(PvdA)
Labour Party |
Social democracy;
Third Way
|
PES, SI
1946 |
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21,2% |
33 |
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Socialistische Partij (SP)
Socialist
Party |
Democratic socialism
|
-
1972 |
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16,6% |
25 |
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Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
(VVD)
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
|
Conservative
liberalism
|
ELDR, LI
1948 |
|
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14,6% |
22 |
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Partij
voor de Vrijheid (PVV)
Freedom Party |
Right-wing populism;
Conservative liberalism |
-
2004 |
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5,9% |
9 |
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Groen Links (GL)
Green
Left |
Green politics
|
EGP, GG
1991 |
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4,6% |
7 |
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Christen Unie (CU)
Christian
Union |
Christian democracy;
Social conservatism, Evangelicalism |
AECR, ECPM
2001 |
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4,0% |
6 |
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Democraten 66 (D66)
Democrats
66
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Social liberalism
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ELDR, LI
1966 |
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2,0% |
3 |
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Partij
voor de Dieren (PvdD)
Party for the Animals |
Animal rights;
Green politics
|
-
2002 |
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1,8% |
2 |
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Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
(SGP)
Reformed
Political Party |
Christian right; Social conservatism,
Evangelicalism |
-
1918 |
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1,6% |
2 |
| Others |
- |
- |
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1,2% |
- |
| Total |
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150 |
| Turnout |
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80,4% |
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