Party for the Animals
The Party for the Animals (Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren, [pɑrˈtɛi voːr də ˈdiːrə(n)]; PvdD) is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare.
Party for the Animals Partij voor de Dieren | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PvdD |
| Leader | Esther Ouwehand |
| Chairman | vacant |
| Leader in the Senate | Niko Koffeman |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Esther Ouwehand |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Anja Hazekamp |
| Founders | Marianne Thieme Ton Dekker Lieke Keller |
| Founded | 28 October 2002 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Youth wing | PINK! |
| Think tank | Nicolaas G. Pierson foundation |
| Membership (2023) | 24,848 |
| Ideology | Animal rights Animal welfare Environmentalism Soft Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | Animal Politics EU |
| European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL |
| Colours | Dark green |
| House of Representatives | 3 / 150 |
| Senate | 3 / 75 |
| States-Provincial | 26 / 572 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 29 |
| King's Commissioners | 0 / 12 |
| Benelux Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Website | |
| www.partijvoordedieren.nl www.partyfortheanimals.nl www.pinkpolitiek.nl | |
Since 2019, the PvdD's political leader is Esther Ouwehand. With 2.25% of the votes at the 2023 general election, the PvdD holds three of the 150 House of Representatives's seats. In the Senate, it has three of the 75 seats. PvdD holds 26 States-Provincial seats across all provinces. In the European Parliament, it has one of the 29 seats allocated to the Netherlands constituency.
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