Groenlinks
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GroenLinks
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| Party Chairperson | Marjolein Meijer |
| Leader in the Senate | Tineke Strik |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Jesse Klaver |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Bas Eickhout |
| Founded | 1 March 1989 |
| Merger of | Rainbow: PSP, CPN, PPR and EVP |
| Headquarters | Partijbureau GroenLinks Oudegracht 312 Utrecht |
| Think tank | Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks |
| Youth wing | DWARS |
| Membership (2017) | 23,390 |
| Ideology |
Green politics Green liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | European Green Party |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European Parliament group | The Greens–European Free Alliance |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the House of Representatives |
4 / 150
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| Seats in the Senate |
4 / 75
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| States-Provincial |
30 / 570
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
2 / 26
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| Website | |
| http://groenlinks.nl/ | |
GroenLinks (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣrunˈlɪŋks]) is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.
GroenLinks was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party. After disappointing results in the 1989 and 1994 general elections, the party fared particularly well between 1994 and 2002. The party's leader Paul Rosenmöller was seen as the unofficial leader of the opposition against the Kok cabinet-led Purple governments by the media, fellow politicians and academics, even though it was only the second largest party in the opposition.
GroenLinks describes itself as "green" "social", and "tolerant".
Currently the party is represented by four seats in the House of Representatives, five in the Senate and two in the European Parliament. The last party leader, and chair of the parliamentary party in the House of Representatives, was Jolande Sap. The party is in opposition against the governing Rutte cabinet. The party has over 100 local councillors and it participates in the government of sixteen of the twenty largest municipalities in the Netherlands. The party's voters are concentrated in larger cities, especially those with a university.
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