High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks
2 years, 8 months ago

High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks

Dutch News  

Two senior Labour party stalwarts have come out in support of a closer association with GroenLinks and have even hinted at at some form of merger between the two parties. In an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Frans Timmermans, currently European commissioner, and Marjolein Moorman, who leads the PvdA in Amsterdam, said the challenges society is facing are making ‘greater unity and sense of purpose a bitter necessity’. A survey by current affairs programme EenVandaag among PvdA and GroenLinks voters showed that most favoured a closer cooperation although PvdA voters baulked at the possibility of a merger. The Volkskrant also says Moorman, who brought the PvdA to victory in Amsterdam in the local elections and Timmermans, who did the same in the 2019 European elections, are both likely candidates for the party leadership after Lilliane Ploumen’s sudden resignation earlier this week.

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GroenLinks, PvdA to continue left-wing teamup in municipal elections
1 month ago

GroenLinks, PvdA to continue left-wing teamup in municipal elections

NL Times  

PvdA and GroenLinks will participate together in the municipal elections in March 2026 in 80 percent of the municipalities, PvdA chairman Esther-Mirjam Sent announced. These factions are following the national line and seem to bring an official merger of the two left-wing parties another step closer, NOS reports. According to Sent, many factions have already decided to submit a joint …

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland
1 year, 7 months ago

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland

Dutch News  

Negotiators say there is a ‘fair chance’ that farmers’ party BBB and environmentalist GroenLinks can overcome their differences to head a provincial administration in Noord-Holland. The two informateurs appointed to sound out possible coalitions following the provincial elections in March said in their report to the provincial assembly that a four-way combination of the BBB, GroenLinks, the right-wing liberal VVD …

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland
1 year, 7 months ago

BBB and GroenLinks set to form administration in Noord-Holland

Dutch News  

Negotiators say there is a ‘fair chance’ that farmers’ party BBB and environmentalist GroenLinks can overcome their differences to head a provincial administration in Noord-Holland. The two informateurs appointed to sound out possible coalitions following the provincial elections in March said in their report to the provincial assembly that a four-way combination of the BBB, GroenLinks, the right-wing liberal VVD …

Former PvdA chairman Hans Spekman: cooperation with GroenLinks failed
1 year, 9 months ago

Former PvdA chairman Hans Spekman: cooperation with GroenLinks failed

NL Times  

Former chairman PvdA MP Hans Spekman sees the elections as proof that cooperation with GroenLinks has "failed." According to the latest forecast, the PvdA gained one seat and GroenLinks retained its seats, but in percentage terms the left-wing parties lost slightly in votes. According to the latest forecast, the PvdA lost 0.3 percentage points and GroenLinks 1.8 percentage points compared …

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote
2 years ago

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote

Dutch News  

The Dutch Labour party PvdA and left-wing green party GroenLinks have agreed to act as a single block in the senate after the March provincial elections. GroenLinks senate leader Paul Rosenmöller and the PvdA’s Mei Li Vos presented their list of candidates to the public on Thursday, and outlined their plans to merge into a single group once the new …

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote
2 years ago

GroenLinks and PvdA will merge in senate after March vote

Dutch News  

The Dutch Labour party PvdA and left-wing green party GroenLinks have agreed to act as a single block in the senate after the March provincial elections. GroenLinks senate leader Paul Rosenmöller and the PvdA’s Mei Li Vos presented their list of candidates to the public on Thursday, and outlined their plans to merge into a single group once the new …

Labour leader supports merger with GroenLinks in Senate
2 years, 6 months ago

Labour leader supports merger with GroenLinks in Senate

NL Times  

PvdA leader Attje Kuiken expressed support for merging the PvdA and GroenLinks factions in the Senate. "I am in favor of a next step to form a left bloc and support the party board's proposal to form one faction in a new Senate with senators from PvdA and GroenLinks." The Netherlands is at a crossroads, PvdA and GroenLinks members including …

Labour leaders want to take time to discuss merging with GroenLinks
2 years, 7 months ago

Labour leaders want to take time to discuss merging with GroenLinks

NL Times  

The PvdA party board wants to take time to discuss more intensive cooperation or even a merger with GroenLinks, party chairman Esther-Mirjam Sent said in a letter to party members on Monday. She said the process must be careful and called for discussions about left-wing cooperation to be slowed down, "with the next parliamentary elections as a speck on the …

High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks
2 years, 8 months ago

High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks

Dutch News  

Two senior Labour party stalwarts have come out in support of a closer association with GroenLinks and have even hinted at at some form of merger between the two parties. In an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Frans Timmermans, currently European commissioner, and Marjolein Moorman, who leads the PvdA in Amsterdam, said the challenges society is facing are making ‘greater …

Labour willing to participate in formation talks as bloc with Greens: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Labour willing to participate in formation talks as bloc with Greens: report

NL Times  

The parliamentary faction of the PvdA is prepared to form a bloc with GroenLinks in the cabinet formation process, was decided in a faction meeting on Thursday, sources told NOS. The PvdA still feels that a complete merger is going too far, but the party will be willing to act as one with GroenLinks in the formation process. The two …

Labour politician calls for merger with Greens to build left-wing bloc
3 years, 5 months ago

Labour politician calls for merger with Greens to build left-wing bloc

NL Times  

PvdA politician Frank van de Wolde wants the labour party to merge with GroenLinks to form a left-wing bloc with more influence, the 28-year-old from Utrecht said when he announced his candidacy for PvdA chairman, RTV Utrecht reports. He and some other PvdA members wrote this manifesto for closer cooperation with GroenLinks after both left-wing parties got disappointing results in …

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