The Free-thinking Democratic League (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, VDB) was a progressive liberal political party in the Netherlands. Established...
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the left wing of the Liberal Union to form the Free-thinking Democratic League in 1901. The Radical League originated out of the local progressive liberal...
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instead occupied by his representative, Lizzy van Dorp. The Free-thinking Democratic League maintained, against most expectations, their five seats, whilst...
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Labour Party (Netherlands) (category Social democratic parties in the Netherlands)
democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1946 as a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, the Free-thinking Democratic...
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Gerrit Bolkestein (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
8 September 1956) was a Dutch politician and member of the Free-thinking Democratic League. Bolkestein was the Minister for Education, Art and Science...
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became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading a cabinet of Liberals, Free-thinking Democrats, Christian Historicals and other independent liberals. The...
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Hendrik Lodewijk Drucker (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
Hague, 5 September 1917) was a Dutch liberal politician of the Free-thinking Democratic League. He was the half-brother of feminist Wilhelmina Drucker. Biography...
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Schermerhorn (1894–1977) 25 June 1945 3 July 1946 1 year, 8 days Free-thinking Democratic League until 1946 Schermerhorn—Drees VDB – SDAP – KVP – ARP Labour...
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Party, Social Democracy and Democratic Liberal Party), the Netherlands (Radical League and Free-thinking Democratic League), Portugal (Republican Party)...
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Retrieved 2023-11-26. "International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties". LONSEA – League of Nations Search Engine. Retrieved 2023-02-25....
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progressive Free-thinking Democratic League in 1901. The liberals saw a second split with the establishment of the more conservative liberal League of Free Liberals...
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Pieter Oud (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
December 1886 – 12 August 1968) was a Dutch politician of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and the...
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1909, with a second round in some constituencies on 23 June. The General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations emerged as the largest party, winning...
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Willem Schermerhorn (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. He was a member of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA). According...
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supported by the CHU. In 1925, the left-liberal Free-thinking Democratic League and socialist Social Democratic Workers' Party supported this motion because...
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David van Embden (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
14, 1962, Amsterdam), was a Dutch politician, first for the Free-thinking Democratic League (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond, VDB), later for the...
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parliament of the Netherlands for the progressive liberal party Free-thinking Democratic League, Vald Hvidt of Denmark, and Arthur Garfield Hays of the United...
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Aletta Jacobs (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
Gerritsen left the Radical League and joined the founders of the Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond (Free-thinking Democratic League). (She continued to be associated...
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members of the social liberal Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), who had been dissatisfied with the social-democratic character of the Labour Party...
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Marcus Slingenberg (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
Beerta – 9 May 1941 in Haarlem) was a Dutch politician of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB). He was among others an alderman of Haarlem. Mr. M. Slingenberg...
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merge with the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), and instead merged with the more conservative League of Free Liberals and Economic League. At the party's...
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Betsy Bakker-Nort (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) from 1922 to 1942. Born in Groningen, she became involved...
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1948–1963) Minister of Finance (1933–1937) Leader of the Free-thinking Democratic League (1935–1938) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives...
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Socialist Party Malta: Democratic Party Moldova: Our Moldova Alliance Netherlands: Free-thinking Democratic League Poland: Democratic Party – demokraci.pl...
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Henri Marchant (category Free-thinking Democratic League politicians)
1869 – 12 May 1956) was a Dutch politician who co-founded the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and served as a member of the House of Representatives...
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Liberal State Party (redirect from Liberal Political Party, the Freedom League)
parties in the Netherlands except for the progressive-liberal Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB). The merger was forced by the constitutional revision...
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Democratic Workers' Party 890,661 21.95 23 +1 Anti-Revolutionary Party 665,501 16.40 17 +3 Christian Historical Union 302,829 7.46 8 –2 Free-thinking...
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Union 354,548 10.49 11 0 Liberal State Party 249,105 7.37 8 –1 Free-thinking Democratic League 208,979 6.18 7 0 Reformed Political Party 76,709 2.27 3 +1...
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Amsterdam II constituency, which was held on 22 June, and saw Social Democratic Workers' Party candidate Adriaan Gerhard re-elected. "Verkiezingen". Huygens...
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