GroenLinks–PvdA

Political alliance in the Netherlands

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2024 Prepared a joint list for the European Parliament election, though maintaining separate parliamentary group affiliations (GroenLinks in Greens/EFA and PvdA in S&D).
2023 After the Senate election, PvdA and GroenLinks formed a joint group in the Senate, becoming the second-largest senate group with fourteen seats, behind the Farmer–Citizen Movement.
2023 PvdA and GroenLinks participated in the provincial elections separately, but formed a joint list in Zeeland province.
2023 Frans Timmermans leads the GroenLinks–PvdA coalition in the House of Representatives election, securing 1,643,073 votes (15.75% of the total) and 8 seats in the opposition.
November 22 2023 GroenLinks-PvdA participated in the Dutch general election, finishing second with 25 seats and 15.75% of the vote, behind the Party for Freedom (PVV) but ahead of the VVD.
October 27 2023 The parties formed a joint group in the House of Representatives.
August 22 2023 Frans Timmermans was confirmed as lead candidate for the GroenLinks-PvdA alliance with 92 percent of the vote during a joint party meeting. He simultaneously resigned from his posts at the European Commission.
July 2023 Internal referendums were held from July 10-17, with 88% of PvdA members and 92% of GroenLinks members voting in favor of a joint electoral list.
July 7 2023 The fourth Rutte cabinet collapsed, prompting PvdA leader Attje Kuiken and GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver to announce their intention to contest the 2023 Dutch general election with a joint electoral list.
March 29 2023 The parties formed a joint parliamentary group in the Provincial Council of Zeeland.
2022 PvdA and GroenLinks participated with a joint list in 50 local municipalities during the municipal elections.
2021 PvdA and GroenLinks received disappointing election results (5.7% and 5.0% respectively), significantly increasing calls for a merger.
2021 GroenLinks and Labour Party (PvdA) began their national political alliance during the Dutch cabinet formation, initiated by party leaders Lilianne Ploumen and Jesse Klaver.
2021 Frank van de Wolde founded the 'Red-Green' movement in the first week after the elections, advocating for deeper cooperation and eventual merger between PvdA and GroenLinks.
August 2021 PvdA members passed motions from the Red-Green movement, mandating that the party would not enter government without GroenLinks and pushing to strengthen cooperation between the two parties.
2017 PvdA suffered a heavy electoral defeat, dropping from 25% to less than 6% of the vote, which reignited discussions about a potential party merger.
2010 PvdA and GroenLinks created an electoral alliance for the national general election.

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