Party for the Republic
Partij voor de Republiek
AbbreviationPvdR
LeaderBruno Braakhuis
ChairpersonRené Zwaap
Founder
  • René Zwaap
  • Manuel Kneepkens
  • Lodewijk Brunt
FoundedDecember 2020 (2020-12)
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands[1]
IdeologyRepublicanism
European federalism[2]
Direct democracy
Colors    Blue and red
House of Representatives
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Website
republiek.eu

Party for the Republic (Dutch: Partij voor de Republiek, pronounced [pɑrˈtɛi̯ voːr də ˌreːpyˈblik]; PvdR) is a republican political party in the Netherlands. The party took part in the 2021 House of Representatives elections in two electoral districts; they did not win a seat in the election.[3]

History

The Party for the Republic was founded in 2020 by lawyer and Rotterdam politician Manuel Kneepkens, emeritus professor of urban sociology Lodewijk Brunt, media entrepreneur Teun Gautier and journalist René Zwaap. That year, on Prinsjesdag, the party presented its draft party program Tien over Oranje, a 10-step plan to transform the Dutch monarchy into a modern republic. For the party, the abolition of the monarchy is not an end in itself. The party wants to transform the European Union into a European Republic with a lot of autonomy for the member republics. The party ultimately wants to become a transnational European party.[4]

The party took part in the 2021 House of Representatives elections in two electoral districts with party leader Bruno Braakhuis and obtained a total of 255 votes, insufficient for a seat.[3][5][6]

Ideology

The party program for the House of Representatives elections of 2021 listed several key points, such as the abolition of the King of the Netherlands as head of state, the implementation of an elected president following the Swiss model, and strengthening of direct democracy. With regard to the Europe, the party wanted to establish a European republic, and abolish the Council of Europe and introduce a transnational democratic system with a European constitution.[7]

Election results

Parliament

Election year House of Representatives
# of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/–
2021 255[5] 0.02%
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Register" [Registry]. Kiesraad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wat wij doen" [What we do]. Partij voor de Republiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 Van Amerongen, Arthur (22 March 2021). "Slechts 241 stemmen op de Partij voor de Republiek: tot zover het nut van Bekende Nederlanderschap" [Only 241 votes on the Party for the Republic: so much for the use of well-known Dutchmen]. Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "De geboorte van de Partij voor de Republiek: een experiment in gedachtevorming" [The birth of the Party for the Republic: an experiment in thought formation]. De Republikein (in Dutch). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2021" [House of Representatives elections 2021]. Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tweede Kamer 17 maart 2021" [House of Representatives 17 March 2021]. Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Partij voor de Republiek en de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 2021" [Party for the Republic and the House of Representatives elections of 2021]. Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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