Socialist Party (Netherlands)

"Socialistische Partij (Netherlands)" redirects here. For other uses, see Socialistische Partij (disambiguation).

Socialist Party
Socialistische Partij
AbbreviationSP
LeaderJimmy Dijk (list)
ChairmanJannie Visscher
SecretaryArnout Hoekstra
Leader in the SenateRik Janssen
Leader in the House of RepresentativesJimmy Dijk
Founded22 October 1971 (1971-10-22)
Split fromCommunist Unity Movement of the Netherlands (Marxist–Leninist)
HeadquartersDe Moed Partijbureau SP Snouckaertlaan 70, Amersfoort
Think tankScientific Office of the SP
Youth wingSP Jongeren[1] (2022–present)
ROOD[a] (2003–2021)
Membership (January 2024)Decrease 30,914[3]
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[A]
Regional affiliationSocialists, Greens and Democrats
Colours  Crimson
Senate
4 / 75
House of Representatives
5 / 150
States-Provincial
22 / 570
European Parliament
0 / 31
King's Commissioners
1 / 12
Benelux Parliament
1 / 21
Website
sp.nl
international.sp.nl
^ A: SP has been variously described as "old left", far-left, and left-conservative; the latter label is due its more conservative stances on socio-cultural issues.[15]

The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij [soːɕaːˈlɪstisə pɑrˈtɛi]; SP [ɛsˈpeː]) is a democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the Netherlands.[16] Founded in 1971 as the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist–Leninist (KPN/ML, Dutch: Communistische Partij van Nederland/Marxistisch–Leninistisch), the party has since moderated itself from Marxism–Leninism and Maoism towards democratic socialism[4] and social democracy.[17][18][19]

Positioned to the political left of the Labour Party, the party has been part of the parliamentary opposition since it was formed.[20][21][22] After the 2006 Dutch general election, the SP became one of the major parties of the Netherlands winning 25 out of 150 parliamentary seats, an increase of 16 seats. In the 2010 Dutch general election, the parliamentary presence of the socialists decreased to 15 seats. In the 2012 Dutch general election, the party maintained those 15 seats. Following the 2017 and 2021 general elections, the SP fell back to the nine seats it held before 2006. After the 2023 Dutch general election, the SP delegation shrank from nine seats to five.[23][16]

  1. ^ "SP Jongeren: een nieuwe naam, nieuwe energie". SP.nl (in Dutch). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "SP stopt financiering jongerenorganisatie ROOD". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Magone, José (3 July 2013). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-136-93397-4. Several smaller leftwing parties were able to improve their electoral positions in the past decade. ... One such party is the Dutch Socialist Party ..., which has its origins in Marxism–Leninism and Maoisim, but which has moderated its ideology towards democratic socialism.
  5. ^ https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/will-dutch-voters-keep-right-or-turn-left/ [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Links-populistische partijvorming". parlement.com (in Dutch). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Links populisme: Een strategie tegen het neoliberalisme". sp.nl (in Dutch). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ [5][6][7]
  9. ^ Oudenampsen, Merijn (23 May 2013). Ruth Wodak; Majid KhosraviNik; Brigitte Mral (eds.). Explaining the Swing to the Right: The Dutch Debate on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism. Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-78093-245-3.
  10. ^ Voerman, Gerrit; Lucardie, Anthonie (2007). "Sociaal-democratie nu definitief verdeeld: Met volwassen SP is het abonnement van de PvdA op de linkse stem verlopen". NRC Handelsblad.
  11. ^ [9][10]
  12. ^ "Koninklijk Huis: Geen politieke functies voor ongekozen staatshoofd". Socialist Party (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  13. ^
    • Mudde, Cas (16 January 2024). "Can Europe's new 'conservative left' persuade voters to abandon the far right?". The Guardian. The Dutch Socialist party (SP) campaigned on an "old left" platform combining traditional leftwing economic positions, for example on healthcare, with demands for a temporary stop on migrant workers and a popular leader, Lilian Marijnissen, attacking "identity politics". But it lost yet again, while the (combined) far right won a postwar record number of votes. In some countries this "leftwing conservative" approach has led to a fall in far-right support: for example, it benefited the Danish Social Democrats.
    • de Jong, Alex (29 January 2021). "Waarom het niet goed gaat met de SP". Sociaal & Groen (in Dutch). Dat de SP geen grotere rol speelt in dergelijke bewegingen is niet het gevolg van een gebrek aan middelen. Dit is eerder een strategie, gemotiveerd door het prioriteren van verkiezingsresultaten en een afweging van wat de partijleiding denkt dat de meeste stemmen zal opleveren. Antiracistische en klimaatveranderingsmaatregelen worden verondersteld te 'controversieel' te zijn bij SP-kiezers. Voormalig SP-raadslid Mahmut Erciyas beschrijft dit als een 'gecombineerde strategie van sociaal-economisch progressivisme én cultureel conservatisme'. [That the SP does not play a bigger role in such movements is not due to a lack of resources. Rather, this is a strategy, motivated by prioritising election results and weighing up what the party leadership thinks will garner the most votes. Anti-racist and climate change measures are assumed to be too ‘controversial’ among SP voters. Former SP councillor Mahmut Erciyas describes this as a ‘combined strategy of socio-economic progressivism as well as cultural conservatism’.]
    • Levie, Kevyn (23 January 2021). "The Dutch Government's Benefits Scandal Is Rooted in Stigma Against Welfare Recipients". The Jacobin. The Socialist Party (SP), on the other hand, persists in a course of cultural conservatism that alienates both activists and potential voters.
  14. ^ "Party watch: SP wants end to healthcare cuts". Dutch News (in Dutch). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (March 2021). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ Oudenampsen, Merijn (23 May 2013). Ruth Wodak; Majid KhosraviNik; Brigitte Mral (eds.). Explaining the Swing to the Right: The Dutch Debate on the Rise of Right-Wing Populism. Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-78093-245-3.
  18. ^ Voerman, Gerrit; Lucardie, Anthonie (2007). "Sociaal-democratie nu definitief verdeeld: Met volwassen SP is het abonnement van de PvdA op de linkse stem verlopen". NRC Handelsblad.
  19. ^ Watkins, Susan (May–June 2005). "Continental tremors". New Left Review. II (33). New Left Review.
  20. ^ Stone, Jon (19 February 2018). "Forum For Democracy: New Dutch Eurosceptic party that wants EU referendum now polling in second place". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  21. ^ Kroet, Chyntia (22 March 2018). "Rutte's support steady in Dutch local elections". Politico. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  22. ^ "A Dutch election boosts both pro-EU liberals and the far right". The Economist. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe".


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