Party The New Human

Party The New Human

Partij De Nieuwe Mens
Party The New Human Partij De Nieuwe Mens
Leader	Niraï Melis ; Raishrie Gajadin
Chairperson	Niraï Melis
Founder	Lea Manders
Founded	11 March 2008
Ideology	Spiritual left
Political position	Centre-left
Website
	partijdenieuwemens.nl
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Party The New Human (Dutch: Partij De Nieuwe Mens), 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.

Former logo of the Party for Human and Spirit

History

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.[1] 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 and the movement Peace & Justice, with Tara-Joëlle Fonk as lijsttrekker.

Name change

In September 2020, the name of the party was changed to "Party The New Human".[2] The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.[2][3]

Election results

General elections

Election year	House of Representatives
Election year	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2010	26,196	0.28	0 / 150	New
2012	18,310	0.19	0 / 150	0
2017	726	0.01	0 / 150	0

Provincial elections

Election year	States Provincial
Election year	Province	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2011	Gelderland	2,681	0.30	0 / 55	New
2015	Gelderland	2,481	0.32	0 / 55	0
2015	Groningen	828	0.34	0 / 43	New

Municipal elections

Election year	Municipal council
Election year	Municipality	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2010	Amsterdam	1,009	0.3	0 / 45	New
2010	Eindhoven	360	0.5	0 / 45	New
2014	Alkmaar	366	1.01	0 / 39	New

References

"Partij voor Mens en Spirit (MENS)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
Wagenaar, Ewald (22 September 2020). "Politieke partij Mens en Spirit wordt De Nieuwe Mens". Koorddanser (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
"37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Official website

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[parlement.com-1] "Partij voor Mens en Spirit (MENS)". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[koorddanser-2] Wagenaar, Ewald (22 September 2020). "Politieke partij Mens en Spirit wordt De Nieuwe Mens". Koorddanser (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[3] "37 partijen nemen deel aan Tweede Kamerverkiezing". Kiesraad (in Dutch). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)