BIJ1

BIJ1
Chairpersonvacant
LeaderEdson Olf
FoundersSylvana Simons
Ian van der Kooye
Founded24 December 2016 (2016-12-24)
Split fromDenk[1]
Youth wingRADICAAL
Membership (2023)Increase 5,276[2]
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[9][10] to far-left[11][12][13]
Colours  Black
  White
  Yellow
House of Representatives
0 / 150
Municipalities
4 / 8,237
Party flag
Website
bij1.org

BIJ1 (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛiˈeːn] ⓘ; lit. 'together'), formerly known as Article 1 (Dutch: Artikel 1), is a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded in Amsterdam in 2016 by Sylvana Simons, a television personality who was formerly connected to another party, Denk.[14][15][16] Edson Olf has led the party since September 2023.[17]

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  2. ^ "BIJ1 ledentallen per jaar (2020- )". Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ Langelaan, Loudi (20 March 2018). "De linkse waakhond van Amsterdam (interview with Jazie Veldhuyzen)". OneWorld (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ Klok, Veerle (7 January 2022). "Waarom socialisme juist nu een kans verdient". VPRO (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Broer, Thijs (20 November 2020). "Het marxistische vuur is overgewaaid naar een nieuwe generatie". Vrij Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b Bryan Sol Miranda (14 March 2017). "The black Dutch feminist taking the fight against right-wing extremism to the ballot box". Equal Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2024. As a majority female, immigrant and LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) party led by a woman of Surinamese heritage, Artikel 1 has been adamant about fairer representation in governmental institutions and the workplace.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference opendemocracy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference conversationalist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Meet the anti-racist campaigner taking on the Dutch right in this week's election". euronews.com. Euro News. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ Schminke, Tobias (10 July 2023). "Netherlands: agrarian party ahead in polls". EURACTIV. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ Van Dongen, Annemieke (17 March 2021). "Sylvana Simons opgelucht: felbegeerde Kamerzetel lijkt binnen bereik". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ Tim Fraanje (16 March 2022). "Je kunt deze verkiezingen stemmen op mensen die te links zijn voor de SP" [In these elections, you can vote for candidates who are too left-wing for the Socialist Party]. Vice Media (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Bij1-lijsttrekker Sylvana Simons en Denk-voorman Farid Azarkan stappen op".
  14. ^ "Sylvana Simons was eerst met naam Artikel 1". Ad.nl (in Dutch). 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  15. ^ Ger Groot (24 December 2016). "'Artikel 1' heeft een verkeerde naam". Trouw.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ Vries, Joost de (16 January 2017). "Simons presenteert twintig kandidaten Artikel 1 - Politiek - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". Volkskrant.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Rotterdammer Edson Olf volgt Simons op als lijsttrekker Bij1". nos.nl (in Dutch). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.