Should Netherlands’ D66 be a model for the Democratic Party? Can a party be both centrist and progressive?
The Democratic Party of the Netherlands, also known as Democrats 66 or D66, is a centrist, center-left, progressive, liberal, social liberal party according to Wikipedia. The first prime minister from the party is the first LGBTQ+ prime minister of the Netherlands.
Key policies include:
-Mixed market economy, promoting tax cuts for lower and middle classes, and deregulation of zoning and the labor market, promoting labor market flexibility
-Increased government spending on science and education, introducing deregulation in the education sector and encouraging more competition
-Environmentalism, carbon pricing, energy infrastructure investment
-Support for euthanasia, sex work, and LGBTQ+ rights
-Democratic reform, including abolishing the Senate
Posted Jun 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC