Peace for Animals
Peace for Animals Vrede voor Dieren | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VvD |
| Leader | Pascale Plusquin [nl] |
| Founders |
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| Founded | 24 July 2025 (2025年07月24日) |
| Split from | Party for the Animals |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Blue-grey |
| Senate | 0 / 75 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 31 |
| Municipal councils | 3 / 8,512 |
| Website | |
| vredevoordieren.nl | |
Peace for Animals (Dutch: Vrede voor Dieren, VvD) is a political party in the Netherlands. Founded on 24 July 2025, it split from the Party for the Animals over dissatisfaction with the party stance on military expenditure. The party is led by former provincial councillor Pascale Plusquin [nl], and it participated in the 2025 general election without securing any seats.
History
[edit ]Peace for Animals emerged from internal dissatisfaction within the Party for the Animals (PvdD) over its defence policy.[1] At a party congress in June 2025, a majority of PvdD members voted in favour of increased defence spending and support for the European rearmament program ReArm Europe.[2] [3] This led to a split within the party, after which Peace for Animals was founded under the leadership of Pascale Plusquin.
On 1 September 2025, three municipal council members joined the new party: two from Rotterdam, who had previously resigned their PvdD membership due to disagreement with the party's new direction,[4] and one from Rheden.[5] The party contested the 2025 general election in all twenty electoral districts, but its 0.16% of the vote was insufficient to secure a seat in the House of Representatives.
Electoral results
[edit ]House of Representatives
[edit ]| Election | Lead candidate | List | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pascale Plusquin | List | 16,819 | 0.16 | 0 / 150
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Defensiediscussie in Partij voor de Dieren leidt tot afsplitsing". NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Meerderheid leden Partij voor de Dieren steunt fractie over defensie". NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Weer een nieuwe partij in Nederland: Vrede voor Dieren wil vooral een vredesbeweging zijn". VRT NWS (in Dutch). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Fractie Partij voor de Dieren Rotterdam zegt lidmaatschap op". Trouw (in Dutch). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Twee fracties sluiten zich aan bij Vrede voor Dieren". Vrede voor Dieren (in Dutch). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
External links
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- Animal advocacy parties
- Animal welfare organisations based in the Netherlands
- Political parties established in 2025
- Political parties in the Netherlands
- 2025 establishments in the Netherlands
- Pacifism in the Netherlands
- Pacifist parties
- Western European political party stubs
- Netherlands politics stubs