Mobile Netherlands
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The Mobile Netherlands is a political party
in the Netherlands
without parliamentary representation.
It was founded on December 5, 1997 by members of the PRO AUTO transport advocacy organization out of dissatisfaction with the policies of the Purple
Kok coalition cabinet. Led by Jan Holsteijn and primarily concentrated in Spijkenisse
, Mobile Netherlands primarily advocates for improvement of government-owned or regulated mobility and transport facilities.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
without parliamentary representation.
It was founded on December 5, 1997 by members of the PRO AUTO transport advocacy organization out of dissatisfaction with the policies of the Purple
Purple (government)
Purple is a common term in politics for governments or other political entities consisting of parties that have red and blue as their political colours...
Kok coalition cabinet. Led by Jan Holsteijn and primarily concentrated in Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 74,482 in 2006, and covers an area of 30.23 km²...
, Mobile Netherlands primarily advocates for improvement of government-owned or regulated mobility and transport facilities.