De Nieuwe Mens (lit. 'The New Human'), formerly known as the Party for Human and Spirit (Dutch: Partij voor Mens en Spirit, MenS), is a political party in the Netherlands. The party registered with the electoral council in December 2008.
De Nieuwe Mens | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Niraï Melis |
| Founder | Lea Manders |
| Founded | 11 March 2008 |
| Ideology | Spiritual left[1] |
| Website | |
| ikkiesvoorverbinding | |
History
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The Party for Human and Spirit (MenS) was founded on 11 March 2008 by astrologer Lea Manders.[2] Since 2010, it has taken part in several elections, but it never managed to win any seats.
In the 2017 general election, MenS participated in a combined list with the Basic Income Party (BIP) and the movement Peace and Justice (V&R), with Tara-Joëlle Fonk as lijsttrekker.
Name change
editIn September 2020, the name of the party was changed to De Nieuwe Mens.[3] The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.[3][4]
Election results
editGeneral elections
edit| Election year | House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # of overall seats won | +/− | |
| 2010 | 26,196 | 0.28 | 0 / 150 | New |
| 2012 | 18,310 | 0.19 | 0 / 150 |  0 |
| 2017 | 726 | 0.01 | 0 / 150 | 0 |
Provincial elections
edit| Election year | States Provincial | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Votes | % | # of overall seats won | +/− | |
| 2011 | Gelderland | 2,681 | 0.30 | 0 / 55 | New |
| 2015 | Gelderland | 2,481 | 0.32 | 0 / 55 | 0 |
| Groningen | 828 | 0.34 | 0 / 43 | New | |
Municipal elections
edit| Election year | Municipal council | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Votes | % | # of overall seats won | +/− | |
| 2010 | Amsterdam | 1,009 | 0.3 | 0 / 45 | New |
| Eindhoven | 360 | 0.5 | 0 / 45 | New | |
| 2014 | Alkmaar | 366 | 1.01 | 0 / 39 | New |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Geen zetel: Spirituele partij MenS geeft media de schuld". Trouw (in Dutch). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Partij voor Mens en Spirit (MENS)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Wagenaar, Ewald (22 September 2020). "Politieke partij Mens en Spirit wordt De Nieuwe Mens". Koorddanser (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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