GroenLinks–PvdA
political alliance in the Netherlands
GroenLinks–PvdA (Dutch: [ɣrunˈlɪŋks ˌpeːveːdeːˈjaː]; alternatively PvdA–GroenLinks, or GreenLeft–Labour in English) was an electoral and political alliance between GroenLinks (GL; GreenLeft) and the Labour Party (PvdA) in the Netherlands.
The political alliance was founded at the national level by party leaders Lilianne Ploumen and Jesse Klaver during the 2021–2022 Dutch cabinet formation. In contrast, local alliances between the two parties had already been formed in prior years. The two parties formed a joint parliamentary group in the Provincial Council of Zeeland in 29 March 2023, then formed a joint group in the Senate following the 2023 Dutch Senate election, and formed a joint group in the House of Representatives on 27 October 2023.
Following the collapse of the fourth Rutte cabinet in July 2023, the leaders of PvdA (Attje Kuiken) and GL (Jesse Klaver) announced their intention to contest the 2023 Dutch general election as an alliance. Members of both PvdA and GroenLinks voted in favour of the proposal, and confirmed Frans Timmermans as lead candidate in August.
Despite their joint list in the 2024 European Parliament election, GroenLinks members joined the Greens/EFA group, while PvdA members joined the S&D group. Through internal referendums in both PvdA and GL in June 2025, members from both parties voted in favour of a full merger into a new political party to be formed in 2026, along with an alliance for the 2025 Dutch general election. The new party, Progressief Nederland, was formed by the merger of both parties on 1 July 2026.
History
Informal cooperations
Prior to the formation of a national alliance, the Labour Party (PvdA) and GroenLinks (GL) had already formed local alliances in some municipalities; in the 2022 municipal elections, the two parties participated with a joint list in 50 local municipalities.
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