US EditionDutch Center-Left Parties Unite to Challenge the Right in a Historic Merger
- Two center-left Dutch political parties have merged to form a single new party ahead of a general election.
- Members of the Labor Party and Green Left voted overwhelmingly in favor of the merger.
- The election will take place on October 29 to fill 150 seats in the Dutch parliament.
- The two parties aim to shift the political focus away from right-wing populism.
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der Standard DEMembers of the GroenLinks and PvdA parties voted by a large majority. However, the merger is too late for the early parliamentary election on 29 October.
This afternoon the results of the referendum on the merger between GroenLinks and PvdA will be announced. A majority is expected to vote in favor. However, there are also concerns among a group of PvdA members. They have united under the name Rood Vooruit. Will the social democratic principles still stand? Former PvdA MP Jacques Monasch responds together with Stijn Burger of Rood Vooruit.
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Dutch center-left parties unite to challenge the right in a historic merger
Two center-left Dutch political parties have agreed to merge. The decision Thursday comes just months away from a general election where they will seek to turn the tide of politics in the Netherlands away from right-wing populism.
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The new party will not be formed before the next parliamentary elections, but GroenLinks and PvdA will participate together.
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