Rainbow (Netherlands)

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Rainbow
Regenboog
Founded1989 (1989)
Dissolved1989 (1989)
Merged intoGreenLeft
European affiliationEGC
European Parliament groupRBW

The Rainbow (Dutch: Regenboog) was an alliance of Dutch political parties, which included: the Political Party of Radicals, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Evangelical People's Party and the Communist Party of the Netherlands.[1]

The parties entered in the 1989 European Parliament elections with a common list. The alliance won 7% of the vote, which gave it two seats in the European Parliament, one was taken by (CPN) and another by (PPR).[2] In the 1984 European Parliament elections the parties, together with the Green Party of the Netherlands had also formed a common list called Green Progressive Accord. The alliance was renamed on instigation of the PSP, which disliked the term "green". [3] The alliance executive was chaired by .[4] In the 1989 parliamentary election the three parties together formed a common list called GreenLeft. In 1990 the parties dissolved and GreenLeft was formed as a political party.

European election result[]

Election year List # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		Notes
1989 List 365,535 6.97 (#4)
2 / 25
 [5]

References[]

  1. ^ Lucardie, P. et al. Verloren Illusie, Geslaagde Fusie GroenLinks in historisch en politicologisch perspectief, 1999 Leiden: DSWO-press, pp.53-59
  2. ^ H.A. Verbeek op Parlement.com
  3. ^ Politieke Partij Radikalen (PPR) in Paul Lucardie en Gerrit Voerman. 'Kroniek 1989. Overzicht van de partijpolitieke gebeurtenissen van het jaar 1989, in: Jaarboek 1989 Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen, Groningen, 1990 42-46.
  4. ^ Onderhandelen, onderhandelen, onderhandelen... on LeoPlatvoet.nl
  5. ^ "Kiesraad: Europees Parlement 15 juni 1989" (in Dutch). Kiesraad. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

See also[]

  • List of GreenLeft Members of the European Parliament
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