Rainbow Regenboog | |
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Founded | 1989 |
Dissolved | 24 November 1990 |
Preceded by | Green Progressive Accord |
Succeeded by | GroenLinks |
European affiliation | EGC |
European Parliament group | RBW |
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 contested the 1989 European Parliament election with a common list. The alliance won 7% of the vote, which gave it two seats in the European Parliament, which were taken by Nel van Dijk (CPN) and Herman Verbeek (PPR). [2] In the 1984 European Parliament election 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 Wim de Boer. [4] In the 1989 general election the three parties together formed a common list called GroenLinks. In 1990 the parties dissolved and GroenLinks was formed as a political party.
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Position |
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Political Party of Radicals | PPR | Christian left | Left-wing |
Pacifist Socialist Party | PSP | Democratic socialism | Left-wing |
Evangelical People's Party | EVP | Christian left | Centre-left |
Communist Party of the Netherlands | CPN | Eurocommunism | Far-left |
Election | List | Votes | % | Seats | Notes |
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1989 | List | 365,535 | 6.97 | 2 / 25 | [5] |
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