D66 / Democrats 66

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Democrats 66 (Dutch: Democraten 66, D66; officially Politieke Partij Democraten 66) is a social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. Its name originates from the year in which it was founded. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system. In the 1967 general election, the party won 7 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives; no new party had ever gained that many seats before. The electoral history of the party is characterised by large fluctuations. At their peak, they won 24 seats and following the 2017 Dutch general election they have 19. The party was in government from 1973 to 1977, 1981 to 1982, 1994 to 2002 and 2003 to 2006 and is again since 2017. Over time the party began to emphasise other issues.