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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Second Chamber, 4-year term, 0,67% threshold, party-list PR: |
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· King:
Willem-Alexander · Prime Minister:
Mark Rutte (VVD) · Government:
VVD, PvdA |
| Party |
2012 |
Seats |
2010 |
Seats |
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Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
(VVD) 
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
|
Conservative liberalism
|
1948
ALDE
LI |
26,5% |
41 |
20,4% |
31 |
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Partij van de Arbeid
(PvdA)
Labour Party |
Social democracy
Third Way
|
1946
PES
PA,
SI'' |
24,7% |
38 |
19,6% |
30 |
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Partij
voor de Vrijheid (PVV)
Freedom Party |
Right-wing populism
|
2004
|
10,1% |
15 |
15,5% |
24 |
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Socialistische Partij (SP)
Socialist
Party |
Socialism
|
1972
|
9,6% |
15 |
9,9% |
15 |
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Christen Democratisch
Appèl (CDA)
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Christian democracy
|
1980
EPP
CDI |
8,5% |
13 |
13,7% |
21 |
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Democraten 66 (D66)
Democrats
66
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Social liberalism
|
1966
ALDE
LI |
8,0% |
12 |
6,9% |
10 |
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Christen Unie (CU)
Christian
Union |
Christian democracy
Evangelicalism
|
2001
ECPM
|
3,1% |
5 |
3,3% |
5 |
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Groen Links (GL)
Green
Left |
Green politics
|
1991
EGP
GG |
2,3% |
4 |
6,6% |
10 |
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Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
(SGP)
Reformed
Political Party |
Christian right
Evangelicalism
|
1918
ECPM
|
2,1% |
3 |
1,7% |
2 |
 |
50
Plus (50+)
50
Plus |
Pensioners' interests
|
2009
|
1,9% |
2 |
- |
- |
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Partij
voor de Dieren (PvdD)
Party for the Animals |
Animal welfare
Green politics
|
2002
|
1,9% |
2 |
1,3% |
2 |
| Others |
1,3% |
- |
1,1% |
- |
| Total |
- |
150 |
- |
150 |
| Turnout |
74,3% |
74,7% |
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