Six newcomers to the 27 parties who can participate in the elections, including FNP and Peace for Animals

It promises to be an old -fashioned mess when folding the ballot papers in the Lower House elections of 29 October. The Electoral council Did on Friday that 27 parties will be on the ticket. That is one more than in the previous elections, in 2023. Another election for that, in 2021, attempted 37 Parties To hit the Chamber – a record number in post -war parliamentary history.

This time six new parties managed to get a place on the notes. To be on the form in each of the twenty electoral districts, newcomers had to be 580 valid support statements Hand in from all constituencies in the Netherlands. Not all newcomers succeeded. Ultimately, eighteen parties in every constituency participate.

Who are those newcomers?

One of more famous newcomers is the Party for the Animals Development Peace for animals. This party was founded as a ‘pacifist alternative’, after PvdD decided to support the European plans for REACHENLAMENT. “This is a wonderful moment,” says party leader Pascale Plusquin on its own website. “Thanks to the use of hundreds of members and volunteers who have collected signatures, we can now really participate.”

Also the FNPthe Fryske Nasjonale Party, participates, under the leadership of a former NSC MP, Jelle Soupboer. However, the FNP has not succeeded in collecting enough support statements in every constituency and is therefore not on the ballot in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, among others. Opposite the Leeuwarder Courant Soup farmer describes the procedure as “bealgjen“, Which can be translated into Dutch as” toil “or” hard work. “” It is not just some signatures, the electoral council requires a lot from the people. ”

A third newcomer is The linea party with the mottos “Up to here and no further” and “less bureaucracy, more protection. Fewer rules, more order.” Also Freely participates, one in its own words “Right-progressive” party led by entrepreneur Bart Burggraaf, who for lower taxes and in return for The minimum wage is.

Then there is Ellecta party with a focus on poverty reduction and combating human trafficking. Preacher Joanne Amoah is in the lead. Also the Party for the rule of law Participates, which does not use ‘left or right’. This is targeted on protecting women’s rights and inclusion, among other things.

Five parties rejected

The Electoral Council also rejected five parties, because they did not pay the deposit of more than 11,000 euros or did not submit enough declarations of support. Perhaps the most striking of these parties was Order – An abbreviation for Orange Republican Democratic Alliance. This party was founded by Erwin Lensink, a radical republican who made a name for himself as a ‘Tea -light -bye’ after throwing a tea light holder to the Golden Carriage on Prinsjesdag of 2010. Lensink was in pre -trial detention for almost two years and later received a prison sentence imposed For stalking a woman. On the list of Odra was also former journalist and conspiracy thinker Micha Kat, who was sentenced to 28 months in 2023 due to incitement and threat.

Furthermore, the Electoral Council announced on Friday which number each of the parties received on the ballot. The fifteen games that reached seats in the previous elections are at the front of the ticket. List 1 is for the PVV last time the winner. The newcomers have received a list number based on draw.

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