De Nieuwe Mens
Dutch political party
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De Nieuwe Mens (lit. 'The New Human'), 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.
De Nieuwe Mens | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Niraï Melis |
| Founder | Lea Manders |
| Founded | 11 March 2008 |
| Dissolved | 27 February 2024 |
| Ideology | Spiritual left[1] |
| Colors | Purple |
| Website | |
| ikkiesvoorverbinding | |
History
The Party for Human and Spirit (MenS) was founded on 11 March 2008 by astrologer Lea Manders.[2] 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 (BIP) and the movement Peace and Justice (V&R), with Tara-Joëlle Fonk as lijsttrekker.
Name change
In September 2020, the name of the party was changed to De Nieuwe Mens.[3] The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.[3][4]
Election results
General elections
Provincial elections
| Election year | States Provincial | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Votes | % | # of overall seats won |
+/− | |
| 2011 | Gelderland | 2,681 | 0.30 | 0 / 55 |
New |
| 2015 | Gelderland | 2,481 | 0.32 | 0 / 55 |
 0 |
| Groningen | 828 | 0.34 | 0 / 43 |
New | |
