Democrats 66 Democraten 66 | |
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| Abbreviation | D66 |
| Leader | Rob Jetten (list) |
| Chairperson | Victor Everhardt |
| Leader in the Senate | Paul van Meenen |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Rob Jetten |
| Leader in the EP | Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy |
| Founders | Hans van Mierlo Hans Gruijters |
| Founded | 14 October 1966 |
| Headquarters | Lange Houtstraat 11, The Hague |
| Youth wing | Young Democrats |
| Policy institute | Hans van Mierlo Foundation |
| Membership (January 2024) |  29,624[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| Regional affiliation | Liberal Group[3] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Green White |
| Senate | 5 / 75 |
| House of Representatives | 9 / 150 |
| King's commissioners | 1 / 12 |
| Provincial councils | 33 / 570 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 31 |
| Benelux Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| Website | |
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Democrats 66 (Dutch: Democraten 66;[a] D66) is a social liberal[4][5] and progressive[6][7] political party in the Netherlands, which is positioned in the centre of the political spectrum.[2][8] It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
The name of the party refers to its year of foundation, 1966. Initially, its main objective had been to democratise the Dutch political system, but it developed a broader social liberal ideology over time. In the 1967 general election, the party won 7 out of 150 seats in the House of Representatives. No new party had ever gained that many seats before. The party was in government from 1973 to 1977, 1981 to 1982, 1994 to 2002, 2003 to 2006 and 2017 to 2024. It currently holds nine seats in the House of Representatives, five seats in the Senate and three seats in the European Parliament.
D66 is especially popular among people who hold a university degree, and its voters are mostly concentrated in larger cities and in municipalities with an above-average number of wealthy residents. The party supplies a relatively large proportion of mayors, who are appointed rather than elected.
Currently, the party is led by Rob Jetten, who was elected party leader on 12 August 2023.[9] Paul van Meenen, Rob Jetten and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy are serving as the party's parliamentary leaders in the Senate, the House of Representatives and the European Parliament respectively.
- ^ "Ledentallen Nederlandse politieke partijen per 1 januari 2024" [Membership of Dutch political parties as of 1 January 2024]. University of Groningen (in Dutch). Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Terry, Chris (11 May 2014). "Democrats '66 (D66)". The Democratic Society. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Séveno, Victoria (18 March 2021). "VVD holds onto majority but D66 are the big winners in Dutch election". I Am Expat.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ CNAAN LIPHSHIZ (21 March 2021). "27-year-old Israeli-Dutch Jew leads new progressive party into Dutch parliament". The Times of Israel.
Finishing second was the left-wing progressive D66 party, which is close ideologically to Volt.
- ^ Henley, Jon (18 March 2021). "Dutch election: progressive party surges as PM begins coalition talks". The Guardian.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- Coalition Politics and Cabinet Decision Making. p.90. Author - Juliet Kaarbo. Published by the University of Michigan. First published in 2012. Accessed via Google Books.
- Can a pro-EU party thrive in Dutch elections? Financial Times. Author - Duncan Robinson. Published 27 February 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- Negotiations to form new Dutch government to resume 100 days after vote. Reuters. Author - Bart H. Meijer. Published 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- "Tweede Kamer Verkiezingen: Achter de schermen bij het Kieskompas". 5 March 2021.
- Vít Hloušek; Lubomír Kopeček (2010). Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties: East-Central and Western Europe Compared. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-7546-9661-2. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- Dimitri Almeida (2012). The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-415-69374-5.
- Stefaan Fiers; André Krouwel (2007). "The Low Countries: From Prime Minister to President-Minister". In Thomas Poguntke; Paul Webb (eds.). The Presidentialization of Politics: A Comparative Study of Modern Democracies. Oxford University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-19-921849-3. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- Simon Lightfoot (2005). Europeanizing Social Democracy?: The Rise of the Party of European Socialists. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-415-34803-4. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Rob Jetten nieuwe lijsttrekker D66" (in Dutch). D66. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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