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Bij1

Bij1
AbbreviationB1
LeaderSylvana Simons
Founded14 December 2016
Split fromDenk
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Multiculturalism[1]
Senate
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House of Representatives
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King's Commissioners
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States-Provincial
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European Parliament
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Website
www.bij1.org
Logo of Artikel 1.

Bij1 is a political party in the Netherlands formerly known as Artikel 1. The party was founded in 2016 by Sylvana Simons, a television personality who was formerly connected to Denk.[2][3][4] Artikel 1 is named after the opening clauses of the Dutch constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which outlaw discrimination based on race, religion, gender or any other reason.[5] Simons's party focuses on fighting racism and discrimination in the Netherlands.[6] The party and its leader have occasionally caused controversy.[7][8][9]

Since the municipal elections of 2018, Bij1 has one seat in the city council of Amsterdam.[10]

Perspectives

In its election manifesto the party advocates the establishment of a national health insurance fund, government quotas for women and ethnic minorities, a higher minimum wage, the reintroduction of the basic grant for undergraduate students, a humane refugee policy, and the closure of coal plants.[11]

Electoral results

Parliament

Election year House of Representatives
# of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
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2017 as Artikel 1 28,700 0.3 (#16)
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Artikel 1: Een nieuwe politiek van Gelijkwaardigheid" (in Dutch). Artikel 1. http://media.tagthelove.com/158/files/AR1_partijprogramma_15.pdf. 
  2. "Sylvana Simons was eerst met naam Artikel 1". http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/sylvana-simons-was-eerst-met-naam-artikel-1~af959e5c/. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  3. "'Artikel 1' heeft een verkeerde naam". https://www.trouw.nl/home/-artikel-1-heeft-een-verkeerde-naam~ad0b34ea/. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  4. Vries, Joost de. "Simons presenteert twintig kandidaten Artikel 1 - Politiek - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". http://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/simons-presenteert-twintig-kandidaten-artikel-1~a4449213/. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  5. "Sylvana Simons: Racism is accepted in the Netherlands". Al Jazeera. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/sylvana-simons-racism-accepted-netherlands-170118095205530.html. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  6. "TV commentator makes equality an issue in Dutch elections". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/tv-presenter-takes-campaign-for-equality-to-dutch-elections/2017/03/03/8f2fe058-002e-11e7-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  7. "We spraken Sylvana Simons over Artikel 1, de gayscene en haar verleden als partygirl". Vice. https://www.vice.com/nl/article/we-spraken-sylvana-simons-over-artikel-1-de-gayscene-en-haar-verleden-als-partygirl. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  8. "Verkiezingsprogramma Artikel 1, Sylvana Simons: 'Discriminatie is staatsvijand nummer één'". 16 February 2017. http://politiek.tpo.nl/2017/02/16/verkiezingsprogramma-artikel-1-sylvana-simons-discriminatie-is-staatsvijand-nummer/. Retrieved 11 March 2017. 
  9. "European Social Survey 2012 - Appendix 3 (in English)". European Science Foundation. 1 January 2014. http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/docs/round6/survey/ESS6_appendix_a3_e01_1.pdf. Retrieved 6 May 2014. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  10. "Groenlinks definitief de grootste, CU, Denk, FvD en BIJ1 in raad". Het Parool. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. "Artikel : Een nieuwe politiek van Gelijkwaardigheid" (PDF). http://media.tagthelove.com/158/files/Artikel%201%20partijprogramma.pdf. Retrieved 2017-03-12. 

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