Labor Party (Netherlands)
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Labour Party
Partij van de Arbeid |
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| Abbreviation | PvdA |
| Leader | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Party Chairperson | Nelleke Vedelaar |
| Leader in the Senate | André Postema |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Paul Tang |
| Founded | 9 February 1946 |
| Merger of | SDAP, VDB, CDU |
| Headquarters | Partijbureau PvdA Herengracht 54 Amsterdam |
| Youth wing | Young Socialists in the PvdA |
| Think tank | Wiardi Beckman Foundation |
| Membership (2017) | 46,162 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| Senate |
8 / 75
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| House of Representatives |
9 / 150
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| King's Commissioners |
2 / 12
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| States-Provincial |
64 / 570
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| European Parliament |
3 / 26
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| Website | |
| www.pvda.nl | |
The Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid [pɑr'tɛi vɑn də 'ɑrbɛit], abbreviated as PvdA [peːveːdeː'aː] or P van de A [peː vɑn də aː]) is a social-democraticpolitical party in the Netherlands.
The party was founded in 1946 as a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, the Free-thinking Democratic League, and the Christian Democratic Union. Prime Ministers from the Labour Party have been Willem Drees (1948–1958), Joop den Uyl (1973–1977), and Wim Kok (1994–2002).
From 2012 to 2017, the PvdA formed the second largest parliamental faction and was the junior partner in the Second Rutte cabinet with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Since 2016, Lodewijk Asscher has been Leader of the Labour Party. The party fell to only nine seats in the House of Representatives at the 2017 general election, making it only the seventh-largest faction in the chamber–its worst showing ever.
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