Country: | the Netherlands |
Rainbow | |
Native Name: | Regenboog |
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Predecessor: | Green Progressive Accord |
Successor: | GreenLeft |
The Rainbow (nl|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 entered in the 1989 European Parliament elections with a common list. The alliance won 7% of the vote, which gave it two seats in the European Parliament, one was taken by Nel van Dijk (CPN) and another by Herman Verbeek (PPR).[2] In the 1984 European Parliament elections 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 parliamentary election the three parties together formed a common list called GreenLeft. In 1990 the parties dissolved and GreenLeft was formed as a political party.
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 |