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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