Political party in the Netherlands
Nederland met een Plan (pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt mɛt əm ˈplɑn] ; transl. "Netherlands with a plan" ; NLPLAN ) is a political party in the Netherlands . The party leader is Kok Kuen Chan .
History
The party participated in the 2023 provincial elections in North Holland as Nederland met een PLAN SVP – in which SVP stood for Samenwerkende Vrije Partijen ('United Free Parties'), but did not win any seats.[ 1] [ 2] It also participated in the 2023 general elections , and was eligible in 17 of the 20 electoral districts , but was unable to obtain a seat, only getting 0.06% of the vote.[ 3]
RTL Nieuws and Follow The Money reported in 2024 that NLPLAN was closely tied to united front people and organizations and that a significant portion of its political donations originated from organizations such as the Dutch branch of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification . The party was also found to promote pro-Chinese stances in newspapers targeted at Chinese people in the Netherlands .[ 4]
Positions
The party is, among other things, in favor of having more color in politics,[further explanation needed ] increasing the minimum wage , free public transportation , and is against higher interest rates on student loans.[ 5]
Election results
House of Representatives
European Parliament
Election
List
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
EP Group
2024
List
8,360
0.13 (#19)
New
–
Provincial
Election year
States-Provincial
# of overall votes
% of overall vote
# of overall seats won
+/–
2023
3,518[ 2]
0.05%[ 6]
New
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