General Elderly Alliance
political party in the Netherlands
The General Elderly Alliance (Dutch: Algemeen Ouderen Verbond, AOV) was a Dutch pensioners' political party. The AOV was very successful in the 1994 elections, but disappeared four years later.
History
The AOV was founded on 1 December 1993 by Martin Batenburg. The direct cause for the formation of the AOV were budget cuts on retirement homes. During the 1994 election campaign one of the governing parties, the CDA, announced that it would cut government pensions. This made the AOV very attractive to the elderly. During the campaign, the party organized several successful mass protests against budget cuts. The party won six seats. The Union 55+, another party aiming to represent the elderly, also won one seat.
In the autumn of 1994, a conflict developed in the party between Nijpels and the party's founder Batenburg.
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