Republicanism
Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
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| 2024 | Party membership continued to decline, reaching 250,000. |
| 2024 | Former LPF politician Fleur Agema became Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands. |
| 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). |
| September 2024 | Bloc Québécois won a competitive by-election in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, Montreal. |
| May 2024 |
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Green Party of England and Wales gained four MPs in Parliament, with an official policy of republicanism.
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| May 2024 |
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Humza Yousaf's term as Scottish National Party leader ended.
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| April 2024 |
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NatCen releases updated survey data showing a continued downward trend in monarchy support, with 54% believing the monarchy is important.
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| March 2024 |
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A poll conducted in March 2024 reveals generational differences in attitudes towards the British monarchy, with younger age groups (18-24 and 25-34) showing stronger support for an elected head of state compared to older generations.
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| January 2024 |
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A Savanta poll marked the first time support for the monarchy fell below 50%, with 48% preferring a monarchy over an elected head of state.
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| January 18 2024 | Tomoko Tamura was appointed as the party's first chairwoman, replacing Kazuo Shii who had led the party for over 23 years. |
| January 18 2024 | Kazuo Shii takes office as Chairman of the Central Committee, becoming the current incumbent leader of the Japanese Communist Party. |
| 2023 |
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Survey data shows the number of people considering the monarchy 'very important' falls to an all-time low of 29%, with a combined 55% believing the monarchy is important.
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| 2023 |
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Labour Party added pro-republic campaign group Republic to a list of organisations which local party branches were no longer able to affiliate with.
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| 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 | 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. |
| 2023 | PvdA and GroenLinks participated in the provincial elections separately, but formed a joint list in Zeeland province. |
| November 2023 |
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During the State Opening of Parliament, republicans protested and booed King Charles as he arrived, with Charles reportedly waving to them from his carriage.
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| 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. |
| September 2023 |
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Republican activists staged what Republic called the 'first-ever' protest inside Buckingham Palace, wearing T-shirts spelling 'Not My King'. Six activists were briefly detained and escorted out by security.
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| 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 |
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Republican protesters, led by Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens, disrupted the coronation ceremony in Edinburgh with chants of 'not my king'.
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| 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. |
| May 2023 |
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During the Coronation of King Charles III, Republic CEO Graham Smith and five other protesters were arrested by police and held for over 15 hours before being released, despite prior discussions with law enforcement.
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| May 2023 | Bloc Québécois held a leadership confidence vote where Blanchet won 97% of the vote. |
| May 6 2023 |
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Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by a bank holiday weekend
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| April 2023 |
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YouGov polling found less than one-third of 18-24 year olds supported the monarchy, while the republican campaign group Republic reported a doubling of its membership since King Charles III's Coronation.
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| March 2023 |
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Humza Yousaf became leader of the Scottish National Party and was noted as a republican.
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| March 29 2023 | The parties formed a joint parliamentary group in the Provincial Council of Zeeland. |
| 2022 |
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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral estimated to have cost £192 million in taxpayer funds.
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| 2022 | A new local Pim Fortuyn List entered the municipal elections in Breda, winning one council seat. |
| 2022 | PvdA and GroenLinks participated with a joint list in 50 local municipalities during the municipal elections. |
| September 2022 | Albania suffered a second cyber-attack, leading to cutting diplomatic ties with Iran and ordering Iranian embassy staff to leave, with the FBI and CISA confirming the attacks were motivated by Albania's hosting of the MEK. |
| September 25 2022 |
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Labour for a Republic held an event at the Labour Party's annual conference, featuring panelists Polly Toynbee, Paul Richards, and Dr. Adam Tucker.
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| September 8 2022 | Death of Queen Elizabeth II triggered increased public dissatisfaction with the British monarchy and renewed republican sentiments. |
| May 2022 |
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A YouGov poll ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee revealed only 31% of 18-24 year olds supported the monarchy.
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| 2021 | JCP reduced to 10 seats in the House of Representatives following the Japanese general election. |
| 2021 | In the Canadian federal election, the Bloc Québécois led by Blanchet maintained 32 seats, unchanged from the previous election. |
| 2021 | PvdA and GroenLinks received disappointing election results (5.7% and 5.0% respectively), significantly increasing calls for a merger. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| May 2021 |
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A YouGov poll showed reduced monarchy support, with 61% in favour and 24% against, and a notable rise in republican views among 18-24 year olds.
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