List of political parties in the Netherlands
This article lists political parties in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands has a multi-party system with multiple parties often coming together to form the government. In the House of Representatives, the lower house of the States General, there is no electoral threshold meaning parties with a relatively low share of the vote will still win seats.
National parties
Parties represented in the States General and/or the European Parliament
| Party/group | Leader | Description | Reps. | Senators | MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D66 | Democrats 66 | Rob Jetten | A centre to centre-left party which promotes social liberalism and progressivism. | 26 / 150 |
5 / 75 |
3 / 31 | |
| PVV | Party for Freedom | Geert Wilders | A far-right party which promotes nationalism, Euroscepticism, right-wing populism and strongly opposes immigration. Some also consider it Islamophobic. | 26 / 150 |
4 / 75 |
6 / 31 | |
| VVD | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Dilan Yeşilgöz | A centre-right party which promotes conservative liberalism. | 22 / 150 |
10 / 75 |
4 / 31 | |
| PRO | Progressive Netherlands | Jesse Klaver | A centre-left to left-wing party which promotes social democracy, green politics and progressivism. | 20 / 150 |
14 / 75 |
8 / 31 | |
| CDA | Christian Democratic Appeal | Henri Bontenbal | A centre-right party which promotes Christian democracy and conservatism. | 18 / 150 |
6 / 75 |
3 / 31 | |
| JA21 | Right Answer 2021 | Joost Eerdmans | A right-wing to far-right party which promotes conservative liberalism and strongly opposes immigration. | 9 / 150 |
3 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| FvD | Forum for Democracy | Thierry Baudet | A far-right party which promotes national conservatism and right-wing populism. | 7 / 150 |
2 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| BBB | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Caroline van der Plas | A centre-right to right-wing party which promotes agrarianism and conservatism. | 4 / 150 |
16 / 75 |
2 / 31 | |
| SP | Socialist Party | Jimmy Dijk | A left-wing party which promotes democratic socialism and cultural conservatism. | 3 / 150 |
3 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| PvdD | Party for the Animals | Esther Ouwehand | A left-wing to far-left party which promotes animal rights and environmentalism. | 3 / 150 |
3 / 75 |
1 / 31 | |
| CU | Christian Union | Mirjam Bikker | A centrist party which promotes Christian democracy and social conservatism. | 3 / 150 |
3 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| SGP | Reformed Political Party | Chris Stoffer | A right-wing party which promotes social conservatism. | 3 / 150 |
2 / 75 |
1 / 31 | |
| DENK | DENK | Stephan van Baarle | A centre-left party which promotes social democracy, social conservatism and minority interests. | 3 / 150 |
0 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| 50+ | 50PLUS | Gerard van Hooft | A centrist party which promotes pensioners' interests. | 2 / 150 |
1 / 75 |
0 / 31 | |
| Volt | Volt Netherlands | Laurens Dassen | A centrist party which promotes social liberalism and strongly supports the EU. | 1 / 150 |
2 / 75 |
2 / 31 | |
| NSC | New Social Contract | Nicolien van Vroonhoven | A centre to centre-right party which promotes Christian democracy. | 0 / 150 |
0 / 75 |
1 / 31 | |
| OPNL | Independent Politics Netherlands | Jabik van der Bij | A federation of local and regional parties that runs in elections for the Senate. | 0 / 150 |
1 / 150 |
0 / 31 | |