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Partij voor de Dieren
Placement: Libertarian left
The Party for the Animals, an environmentalist and animal-rights party in opposition with 3 seats, led in parliament by Christine Teunissen since Esther Ouwehand stepped down in June 2026. Animal rights, scaling back intensive livestock farming, climate and nature before economic growth, no to higher military spending, and opposition to GMOs.
In short
On the traditional scale, Partij voor de Dieren sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on environment: strongly towards “ecology”; technology: strongly towards “caution”; justice: strongly towards “rehabilitation”; state: strongly towards “liberty”. On devolution it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is eco-socialism (91%).
Position on the 13 axes
Closest ideologies
Eco-socialismThe Red Sower91%Liberal socialismThe Actionist90%Democratic socialismThe Tribune90%Similar parties
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EnhedslistenDenmark97%
Sosialistisk VenstrepartiNorway96%
ProgressivesUnited States96%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.