De Nieuwe Mens

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De Nieuwe Mens
ChairpersonNiraï Melis
FounderLea Manders [nl]
Founded11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)
IdeologySpiritual left[1]
Website
ikkiesvoorverbinding.nl
Former logo of the Party for Human and Spirit

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.

History[edit]

Lea Manders, founder and former leader of the party

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[edit]

In 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[edit]

General 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
Steady 0
2017 726 0.01
0 / 150
Steady 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
Steady 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geen zetel: Spirituele partij MenS geeft media de schuld". Trouw (in Dutch). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Partij voor Mens en Spirit (MENS)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Wagenaar, Ewald (22 September 2020). "Politieke partij Mens en Spirit wordt De Nieuwe Mens". Koorddanser (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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