De Nieuwe Mens
ChairpersonNiraï Melis
FounderLea Manders
Founded11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)
IdeologySpiritual left[1]
Website
ikkiesvoorverbinding.nl
Former logo of the Party for Human and Spirit

De Nieuwe Mens (lit.'The New Human'), formerly known as the Party for Human and Spirit (Dutch: Partij voor Mens en Spirit, MenS), is a political party in the Netherlands. The party registered with the electoral council in December 2008.

History

Lea Manders, founder and former leader of the party

The Party for Human and Spirit (MenS) was founded on 11 March 2008 by astrologer Lea Manders.[2] Since 2010, it has taken part in several elections, but it never managed to win any seats.

In the 2017 general election, MenS participated in a combined list with the Basic Income Party (BIP) and the movement Peace and Justice (V&R), with Tara-Joëlle Fonk as lijsttrekker.

Name change

In September 2020, the name of the party was changed to De Nieuwe Mens.[3] The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.[3][4]

Election results

General elections

Election year House of Representatives
Votes % # of
overall seats won
+/−
2010 26,196 0.28
0 / 150
New
2012 18,310 0.19
0 / 150
Steady 0
2017 726 0.01
0 / 150
Steady 0

Provincial elections

Election year States Provincial
Province Votes % # of
overall seats won
+/−
2011 Gelderland 2,681 0.30
0 / 55
New
2015 Gelderland 2,481 0.32
0 / 55
Steady 0
Groningen 828 0.34
0 / 43
New

Municipal elections

Election year Municipal council
Municipality Votes % # of
overall seats won
+/−
2010 Amsterdam 1,009 0.3
0 / 45
New
Eindhoven 360 0.5
0 / 45
New
2014 Alkmaar 366 1.01
0 / 39
New

See also

References

  1. "Geen zetel: Spirituele partij MenS geeft media de schuld". Trouw (in Dutch). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. "Partij voor Mens en Spirit (MENS)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 Wagenaar, Ewald (22 September 2020). "Politieke partij Mens en Spirit wordt De Nieuwe Mens". Koorddanser (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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