The Radical League ( Dutch : Radicale Bond ) was a progressive liberal political party in the Netherlands from its founding in 1892 until it merged with the left wing of the Liberal Union to form the Free-thinking Democratic League in 1901.
24-600: The Radical League originated out of the local progressive liberal caucus "Amsterdam". Leaders of this caucus initiated the formation of a national political party in July 1892, and this resulted in the founding of the Radical League on 9 November 1892. The foremost leader of the new party was the Amsterdam alderman Willem Treub . The party focused on the extension of universal suffrage as well as combating social deprivation. In 1893,
48-460: A motion of no confidence . The aldermen are assigned portfolios within the municipal executive and, in this capacity, prepare, coordinate, and plan policy and legislation for the council as a whole. They are also charged with the day-to-day government of the municipality and the implementation of legislation. The aldermen report to the municipal council on all aspects of what is happening within their portfolios. The municipal executive functions as
72-462: A committee that reaches decisions by way of consensus. According to the Municipality Act ( Gemeentewet ), the number of aldermen cannot exceed 20% of the number of members of the municipal council, but there must be at least two. In Dutch municipalities with 18,000 inhabitants or less, the office of alderman is a part-time position. In larger municipalities, the office is a full-time position, but
96-407: A portfolio, which always includes public order and safety. Most mayors are members of a political party , but they are expected to carry out their tasks in a non-partisan manner. The aldermen (also alderwomen or alderpersons ; Dutch : wethouders ) are the board members of the municipal executive. Their role is comparable to the roles of the ministers in the cabinet and the deputies in
120-533: Is a good example of a nonpartisan organization. The New York Times has at times listed the organization as being liberal , liberal-centrist, centrist , and conservative . In 2008, The New York Times published an article where it referred to the "conservative Brookings Institution". In the Progressive Era , the Nonpartisan League was an influential socialist political movement, especially in
144-522: Is the executive board of a municipality . It plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands , similar to the communal college in Belgium. It consists of the mayor and the members of the municipal executive ( aldermen ). The mayor ( Dutch : burgemeester , sometimes translated as ' burgomaster ') is the chairperson of the municipal executive, and therefore holds the casting vote in
168-542: The League merged with another group of progressive former Liberal Union members to form the Free-thinking Democratic League . The League was a progressive liberal and radical democratic party, committed to implementation of universal suffrage and social laws. The party was inspired by kathedersocialisme , the progressive politics professed by latitudinarian preachers. It championed democratisation of
192-566: The Netherlands. The party with the most members on the municipal council is considered to be in control of the municipal government. Usually, none of the parties wins an absolute majority, so coalitions have to be formed. Since the council members vote for the members of the municipal executive, the municipal executive is also chosen along party lines. As a result, two different types of municipal executives exist: Municipal councillors sometimes form party-based coalitions and vote in blocs to prevent members of opposing political parties from joining
216-838: The Upper Midwest , particularly during the 1910s and 1920s. It also contributed much to the ideology of the former Progressive Party of Canada . It went into decline and merged with the Democratic Party of North Dakota to form the North Dakota Democratic–;NPL Party in 1956. In the history of Milwaukee , the "Nonpartisans" were an unofficial but widely recognized coalition of Republicans and Democrats who cooperated in an effort to keep Milwaukee's Sewer Socialists out of as many offices as possible, including in elections which were officially non-partisan, but in which Socialists and "Nonpartisans" were clearly identified in
240-481: The ability for donors to take a tax deduction, they are required to remain nonpartisan. This has caused some to question the ability of organizations that have the appearance of partisanship. The Brookings Institution is a Washington, D.C. think tank and 501(c)(3) non-profit, nonpartisan organization. Since its founding in 1916, it has had both identifiable Republicans and Democrats among its leadership. Owing to leadership changes such as this, some argue that it
264-471: The election of judges. The unicameral Legislature of Nebraska is the only state legislature that is entirely officially nonpartisan; additionally, the bicameral Fono of American Samoa is the only territorial legislature that is officially nonpartisan. Although elections may be officially nonpartisan, in some elections (usually involving larger cities or counties, as well as the Nebraska unicameral)
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#1733085920326288-668: The event of a tie. Their role is comparable to the roles of the Prime Minister in the cabinet , the King's Commissioner in the provincial executives , and the lieutenant governor in the executive councils of the Caribbean Netherlands . The mayor is appointed by the monarch ( de facto by the Minister of the Interior ) for a renewable six-year term. Like the aldermen, the mayor has
312-564: The executive board. This means that a party that does well in the municipal election may not be represented in the municipal executive. For example, from 2002 to 2006, the municipal executive of Rotterdam consisted of aldermen from right-wing parties ( CDA , VVD and Leefbaar Rotterdam ), while the Labour Party had been the second largest party in the municipal council. In Groningen , the left-wing parties (Labour Party, Socialist Party and Groenlinks ) kept members of right-wing parties out of
336-441: The executive, despite a strong performance in the 2006 election. Nonpartisanism Nonpartisanship , also known as nonpartisanism , is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party . While an Oxford English Dictionary definition of partisan includes adherents of a party, cause, person, etc., in most cases, nonpartisan refers specifically to political party connections rather than being
360-465: The municipal council may opt to designate one or more portfolios as part-time positions, in which case the maximum number of aldermen is 25% of the number of municipal councillors. The municipal secretary ( Dutch : gemeentesecretaris ), who is chosen by the municipal executive, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the municipal executive and assists with administrative matters. Political parties play an active role in municipal politics in
384-470: The municipal council, but it is also possible to nominate people from outside the council. Unlike aldermen in English-speaking countries , wethouders cannot simultaneously be members of the municipal council. Therefore, municipal councillors must resign their seats when they are elected into the office of alderman. The municipal council also holds the power to remove an alderman from office by means of
408-645: The party affiliations of candidates are generally known, most commonly by the groups endorsing a particular candidate (e.g., a candidate endorsed by a labor union would be generally affiliated with the Democratic Party, while a candidate endorsed by a business coalition would be generally affiliated with the Republican Party). Churches and charities in the United States are mainly formed under US Internal Revenue Service tax code 501(c)(3) non-profit organization regulations. To maintain that tax-exempt status, and
432-492: The party won the Leeuwarden seat in a by-election. The newly elected MP was former Amsterdam alderman Carel Victor Gerritsen , who was also the husband of feminist Aletta Jacobs . In 1894 the party won two additional seats. They played a minor role in parliament. In 1897 they won an additional seat. The Radicals supported the progressive liberal Pierson cabinet , although they were not necessary for its majority. On 17 March 1901,
456-506: The party. The small and localised Radical League lacked a system of pillarised organisations around it. The weekly magazine De Amsterdammer ("The Amsterdammer") sympathised with the party however. Municipal executive#Alderman In the Netherlands , the municipal executive ( Dutch : college van burgemeester en wethouders , oftentimes abbreviated to college van B en W ; lit. ' college of mayor and aldermen ' )
480-545: The political system by abolishing the Senate and the implementation of a referendum . It favoured the nationalisation of crucial industries like the railways. This table shows the League's results in elections to the House of Representatives. The party was particularly strong in Amsterdam. Treub was alderman there. The League's electorate centered on Amsterdam, where intellectuals, journalists, teachers and educated workers supported
504-517: The post-partisan style, and argues that "the antiparty current is by definition antidemocratic, as political parties have been the only reliable electoral vehicles for advancing the ideas and interests of ordinary voters". However, nonpartisan elections are quite common at the local level, primarily in an effort to keep national issues from being mixed up with local issues. Today, nonpartisan elections are generally held for municipal and county offices, especially school board , and are also common in
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#1733085920326528-433: The provincial executives. Other common translations include deputy mayors , vice mayors and portfolio holders , although the former titles may be reserved for aldermen who are empowered to act for the mayor in their absence ( Dutch : locoburgemeester ). After every municipal election, the aldermen are elected to the municipal executive by the members of the municipal council . Usually, they elect sitting members of
552-607: The strict antonym of "partisan". In Canada, the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut are the only bodies at the provincial/territorial level that are currently nonpartisan; they operate on a consensus government system. The autonomous Nunatsiavut Assembly operates similarly on a sub-provincial level. In India , the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign
576-515: Was a non-partisan campaign initiated by Tata Tea , and Janaagraha to encourage citizens to vote in the 2009 Indian general election . The campaign was a non-partisan campaign initiated by Anal Saha . Historian Sean Wilentz argues that from the days of George Washington's farewell address, to Senator Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic national convention in 2004, politicians have called upon Americans to move beyond parties. Wilentz calls this
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