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Key facts
- Abbreviation
- D66
- Leader
- Rob Jetten ( list )
- Chairperson
- Alexandra van Huffelen
- Leader in the senate
- Paul van Meenen
- Leader in the house of representatives
- Jan Paternotte
- Leader in the ep
- Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy
- Founders
- Hans van Mierlo Hans Gruijters
- Founded
- 14 October 1966 ( 1966-10-14 )
- Headquarters
- Lange Houtstraat 11, The Hague
- Youth wing
- Young Democrats
- Policy institute
- Hans van Mierlo Foundation
- Membership 2026
- 36,627
- Ideology
- Social liberalism Progressivism
- Political position
- Centre to centre-left
- Regional affiliation
- Liberal Group
- European affiliation
- Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- European parliament group
- Renew Europe
- International affiliation
- Liberal International
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Democrats 66 (Dutch: Democraten 66; D66) is a social-liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands, which is positioned on the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). The party is led by Rob Jetten, who was elected party leader on 12 August 2023. Paul van Meenen, Jan Paternotte and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy are serving as the party's parliamentary leaders in the Senate, the House of Representatives and the European Parliament respectively.
Its name refers to its year of foundation, 1966. Initially, its main objective had been to democratise the Dutch political system, but it developed a broader social liberal ideology over time. D66 is especially popular among people who hold a university degree, and its voters are mostly concentrated in larger cities and in municipalities with an above-average number of wealthy residents. The party supplies a relatively large proportion of mayors, who are appointed rather than elected.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Democrats 66” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.