Political Party of Radicals

Political Party of Radicals
Politieke Partij Radikalen
AbbreviationPPR
LeaderJacques Aarden
(1968–1972)
Bas de Gaay Fortman
(1972–1977)
Ria Beckers
(1977–1989)
ChairpersonPieter Bogaers
(1968–1969)
Bram van Ojik
(1988–1990)
FoundersJacques Aarden
Pieter Bogaers
Harry van Doorn
Annie Kessel
Paul Janssen
Founded27 April 1968 (1968-04-27)
Dissolved31 December 1990 (1990-12-31)
Split fromCatholic People's Party
Merged intoGroenLinks
HeadquartersThe Hague
Youth wingPolitieke Partij Radikalen jongeren
Think tankCentrum voor Staatkundige Vorming
IdeologyChristian left
Green politics
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
National affiliationRainbow (1989–1990)
European Parliament groupRainbow Group
ColoursDark blue

The Political Party of Radicals (Dutch: Politieke Partij Radikalen, PPR) was a Christian-radical[2][3] and green political party in the Netherlands. The PPR played a relatively small role in Dutch politics and merged with other left-wing parties to form GroenLinks in 1991.

  1. ^ Maarten Kuitenbrouwer (2013). Dutch Scholarship in the Age of Empire and Beyond: KITLV – The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, 1851–2011. BRILL. p. 180. ISBN 978-90-04-26036-8.
  2. ^ "Politieke Partij Radikalen (PPR)". Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ Gerrit Voerman (1995). "The Netherlands: Losing colours, turning green". In Dick Richardson; Chris Rootes (eds.). The Green Challenge: The Development of Green Parties in Europe. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-134-84403-6.