Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election, 2016

Labour Party leadership election, 2016

28 November 2016 (2016-11-28) – 8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)



Candidate	Diederik Samsom	Lodewijk Asscher

Incumbent Leader

Diederik Samsom

The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Diederik Samsom announced a leadership election to select the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the Dutch general election of 2017.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Procedure

The final list of candidates is published on 7 November, and voting starts on 28 November and closes on 8 December. A day after, the results are announced. Each of the party's ca. 45,000 members is given a vote in the leadership election. Additionally, anyone can purchase a temporary membership for 2 euros and gain access to the election within days of their registration.^[4]

References

↑ (Dutch) Samsom wil opnieuw boegbeeld PvdA worden, NOS, 23 September 2016
↑ (Dutch) Asscher doet het: hij wil PvdA-lijsttrekker worden, NOS, 13 October 2016
↑ (Dutch) Monasch kan geslotenheid PvdA niet langer aanzien, NOS, 13 October 2016
↑ (Dutch) Voor twee euro meestemmen over lijsttrekker PvdA, AD.nl, 14 October 2016

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