Party for Zeeland
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The Party for Zeeland is a provincial political party in the province
of Zeeland
in the Netherlands
. It is one of the largest independent provincial political parties of the Netherlands, and arose through an alliance between the ZVP (Zeeuwsch Vlaamsche volkspartij) and a number of local municipal political parties.
Provinces of the Netherlands
A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities, having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The government of each province consists of three major parts: the Provinciale Staten which is the...
of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
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...
. It is one of the largest independent provincial political parties of the Netherlands, and arose through an alliance between the ZVP (Zeeuwsch Vlaamsche volkspartij) and a number of local municipal political parties.