The victory for the classical liberals in the Netherlands is reassuring in a time of populism.
Review: 2017 Dutch Parliamentary Election
Prime Minsiter Rutte’s VVD managed to remain the largest party despite being challenged by populist Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom. (Photo from DW)
Political Party Analysis: Minor Parties (Netherlands)
Next we will cover the minor parties in our analysis of Dutch politics.
Political Party Analysis: 50Plus (Netherlands)
The next party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the center-left pensioner party, 50Plus.
Political Party Analysis: GroenLinks (Netherlands)
The next party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the left-wing and eco-friendly GroenLinks.
Political Party Analysis: Democrats 66 (Netherlands)
The next party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66).
Political Party Analysis: Socialist Party (Netherlands)
The next party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the left-wing Euroskeptic “Socialist Party” (SP).
Political Party Analysis: Party for Freedom (Netherlands)
The next party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the Euroskeptic and controversial Party for Freedom (PVV).
Political Party Analysis: Christian Democratic Appeal (Netherlands)
The second party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Political Party Analysis: Labour Party (Netherlands)
The second party we will cover in our analysis of Dutch politics is the junior partner in the “Purple Coalition”, the Labour Party.