Labour Party

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Labour Party

political party, Netherlands

Also known as: Partij van de Arbeid

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Netherlands
The late 20th century
…parties, which continued until the Labour Party went into opposition in 1958. Thereafter, with the exception of 1973–77, when the country had a left-led government, and 1981–82 and 1989–91, when it was ruled by a center-left coalition, governments were formed by center-right coalitions. After the early 1980s the government was…
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…parties, which continued until the Labour Party went into opposition in 1958. Thereafter, with the exception of 1973–77, when the country had a left-led government, and 1981–82 and 1989–91, when it was ruled by a center-left coalition, governments were formed by center-right coalitions. After the early 1980s the government was…
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Willem Drees
…a new socialist party, the Partij van de Arbeid (“Party of Labour”). As prime minister from Aug. 6, 1948, Drees formed ministries that were coalitions of his own party and the Katholieke Volkspartij (“Catholic People’s Party”). When the latter party dissolved the coalition in a dispute over new tax proposals,…
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…a new socialist party, the Partij van de Arbeid (“Party of Labour”). As prime minister from Aug. 6, 1948, Drees formed ministries that were coalitions of his own party and the Katholieke Volkspartij (“Catholic People’s Party”). When the latter party dissolved the coalition in a dispute over new tax proposals,…
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