Together for the Netherlands
Together for the Netherlands Samen voor Nederland | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SvN |
| Leader | Michel Reijinga |
| Founded | 22 November 2022[1] |
| Headquarters | Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands |
| Ideology | Right-wing populismNationalismEuroscepticism[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Slogan | Make Holland Great Again |
| Website | |
| samen-voor-nederland | |
Together for the Netherlands (Dutch: Samen voor Nederland, pronounced [ˈsaːmə(ɱ) voːr ˈneːdərlɑnt]; SvN) is a right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands.
Background
[edit]The organization was founded in 2022 by Michel Reijinga, amid political activism throughout the Netherlands. The precursor of the party was the protest movement Nederland in Verzet (English: Netherlands in Resistance) led by Reijinga, which during the COVID-19 pandemic organized demonstrations on the Museumplein in Amsterdam against the Dutch government's response to the pandemic.[3][4] In one of these demonstrations four police officers were hurt by rioters, and thirty demonstrators were arrested.[5] Another demonstration, planned for November in Amsterdam, was canceled by the organization (which had invited conspiracy theorist David Icke) after Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema refused to let the organization hold its event on Dam Square.[6] It also participated in the ongoing, largely concurrent farmers' protests against government legislation to combat the nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands.[7][8]
Political activity
[edit]Reijinga announced his political ambitions in March 2023, with the goal of participating in the 2025 elections which were brought forward after the fall of the fourth Rutte cabinet.[2] He was the party's lead candidate for the 2023 elections. The party would eventually obtain 5,318 votes, not enough for a seat.[9] A notable person on the party's candidate list for these elections was controversial University of Amsterdam sociologist Laurens Buijs, who, however, left the party several weeks before the elections due to expressed criticism of far-right party Forum for Democracy.[10]
Election results
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]| Election | Lijsttrekker | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Michel Reijinga | 5,325 | 0.05 (#22) | 0 / 150
|
New | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
[edit]- List of political parties in the Netherlands
- COVID-19 protests in the Netherlands
- Dutch farmers' protests
References
[edit]- ^ "We zijn verkiesbaar!" [We are eligible!]. Samen voor Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Michel Reijinga wil met Samen voor Nederland politiek in" [Michel Rejinga wants to enter politics with Together for the Netherlands]. Nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Schildkamp, Victor (25 January 2021). "'Koffiedrinker' op Museumplein Michel Reijinga: 'Met rellen schiet mijn actie z'n doel voorbij'" ['Coffee drinker' on Museumplein Michel Reijinga: 'With riots my action overshoots its mark']. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ Van de Griend, Robert (21 January 2022). "Een rouwdouwer met veel nieuwe vrienden bij radicaal rechts: dit is de man achter het Museumplein-protest" [A spark-plug with many new friends on the radical right: this is the man behind the Museumplein protest]. Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Dertig aanhoudingen bij coronademonstratie Museumplein, vier agenten gewond" [Thirty arrests during Corona demonstration Museumplein, four agents wounded]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Ramdjan, Tahrim (4 November 2022). "Demonstratie Samen voor Nederland geannuleerd na definitief verbod op de Dam" [Demonstration Together for the Netherlands canceled after definitive ban on the Dam Square]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Demonstratie vanavond gaat door" [Demonstration of tonight goes ahead]. Harderwijk (in Dutch). 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Rosman, Cyril (23 July 2022). "Een demonstratie op de Dam voor Nederlandse boeren (maar zonder boeren)" [A demonstration on the Dam for Dutch farmers (but without Dutch farmers)]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Uitslagen Tweede Kamer 2023" [Results House of Representatives 2023]. NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Aalberts, Chris (7 November 2023). "Laurens Buijs is door rechts gebruikt maar had dat niet door" [Laurens Buijs was used by the right but did not notice that]. Chrisaalberts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 November 2023.