Socialist Party (Netherlands)
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The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij, [soːʃiaːˈlɪstisə pɑrˈtɛi]; abbreviated as SP, [ɛs peː]) is a democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the Netherlands.[13] Founded in 1971 as the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist–Leninist (KPN/ML, Dutch: Communistische Partij van Nederland/Marxistisch–Leninistisch), the party has since moderated itself from Marxism–Leninism and Maoism towards democratic socialism[4] and social democracy.[14][15][16] The SP has also been described as left-wing populist,[17] far-left[18] and Eurosceptic,[19] and is an advocate of Dutch republicanism.[20]
Socialist Party Socialistische Partij | |
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Abbreviation | SP |
Leader | Jimmy Dijk |
Chairman | Jannie Visscher |
Secretary | Arnout Hoekstra |
Leader in the Senate | Rik Janssen |
Leader in the House of Representatives | Jimmy Dijk |
Founded | 22 October 1971 (1971-10-22) |
Split from | Communist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (Marxist–Leninist) |
Headquarters | De Moed Partijbureau SP Snouckaertlaan 70, Amersfoort |
Think tank | Scientific Office of the SP |
Youth wing | SP Jongeren[1] (formerly ROOD[lower-alpha 1]) |
Membership (2024) | 30,914[3] |
Ideology | Democratic socialism[4] Left-wing populism[5][6][7] Social democracy[8][9] Anti-globalization[10] Dutch republicanism[11] Soft Euroscepticism[10] |
Political position | Left-wing[4] |
Regional affiliation | Socialists, Greens and Democrats[12] |
Colours | Crimson |
Senate | 4 / 75 |
House of Representatives | 5 / 150 |
States-Provincial | 22 / 570 |
European Parliament | 0 / 29 |
King's Commissioners | 1 / 12 |
Benelux Parliament | 1 / 21 |
Website | |
sp.nl international.sp.nl | |
Positioned to the political left of the Labour Party, the party has been part of the parliamentary opposition since it was formed.[21][22][23] After the 2006 Dutch general election, the SP became one of the major parties of the Netherlands winning 25 out of 150 parliamentary seats, an increase of 16 seats. In the 2010 Dutch general election, the parliamentary presence of the socialists decreased to 15 seats. In the 2012 Dutch general election, the party maintained those 15 seats. Following the 2017 and 2021 general elections, the SP fell back to the nine seats it held before 2006. After the 2023 Dutch general election, the SP delegation shrank from nine seats to five.[24][13]