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GroenLinks GreenLeft was founded in 1989 as merger of four parties that were to the left of the Labour Party (PvdA), a social-democratic party which is traditionally the largest centre-left party in the Netherlands. The founding parties were the (destalinised) Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), the Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP), which originated in the peace movement, the green-influenced Political Party of Radicals (PPR), originally a progressive Christian party, and the progressive Christian Evangelical People's Party. These four parties were frequently classified as "small left"; to indicate their marginal existence. In the 1972 general election these parties won sixteen seats (out of 150), in the 1977 general election they won only six. From that moment on, members and voters began to argue for close cooperation.
GroenLinks In the 2006 Dutch municipal election the party stayed relatively stable, losing only a few seats. After the elections GreenLeft took part in 75 local executives, including Amsterdam where MP Marijke Vos became an alderwoman.
GroenLinks In August 2008, GreenLeft parliamentarian Wijnand Duyvendak published a book in which he admitted to a burglary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in order to steal plans for nuclear power plants. This led to his resignation on August 14, after media reported that the burglary also led to threats against civil servants. He was replaced by Jolande Sap.
GroenLinks The name "GroenLinks" (until 1992 "Groen Links" with a space between Groen and Links) is a compromise between the PPR and the CPN and the PSP. The PPR wanted the word "Green" in the name of the party, the PSP and the CPN the word "Left". It also emphasises the core ideals of the party, environmental sustainability and social justice.
GroenLinks The party combines green and left-wing ideals. The core ideals of GreenLeft are codified in the party's programme of principles (called "Partij voor de Toekomst" - Party for the Future). The party places itself in the freedom-loving tradition of the left. Its principles include