Editing GroenLinks (section)

===Relationships with other parties===
GroenLinks was founded as a mid-sized party to the left of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] (PvdA). In the 1994 elections, the [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] (SP) also entered parliament. GroenLinks now takes a central position in the Dutch left between the socialist SP, which is more to the left, and the social-democratic PvdA, which is more to the centre.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Laver|first1=Michael| author-link1 = Michael Laver| last2 = Mair| first2 = Peter| author-link2 = Peter Mair|title=Party Policy and cabinet portfolios in the Netherlands 1998: Results from an expert survey|journal=[[Acta Politica]]|volume=34|pages=49–64|year=1999| url = http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ap}}</ref> This position is exemplified by the call of Femke Halsema to form a left-wing coalition after the 2006 elections, knowing that such a coalition is only possible with GroenLinks. The [[electoral alliance]] between SP and GL in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 elections,<ref>{{citation|title = SP en GroenLinks gaan lijstverbinding aan; PvdA ziet daarvan af on parlement.com|access-date = 2008-05-01|url = http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/fyakie4j?key=heqly7lk|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130111082143/http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/fyakie4j?key=heqly7lk|url-status = dead|archive-date = 11 January 2013}}</ref> and between GroenLinks and PvdA in the 2004 European elections are examples of this position.<ref>{{citation|title=Nederlandse partijen in het Europees Parlement on parlement.com|access-date=2008-05-01|url=http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/gn0nesg1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223160049/http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/gn0nesg1|archive-date=23 December 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2007 Dutch Senate election|2007 First Chamber election]], it had an electoral alliance with the [[Party for the Animals]].<ref>{{citation|title=Linkse lijstverbinding GroenLinks strandt |newspaper=De Telegraaf |date=28 April 2007 |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article62745661.ece?cid=rss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103203733/http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/article62745661.ece?cid=rss |archive-date=November 3, 2007 }}</ref> More and more, however, GroenLinks is seen as the most culturally progressive of the three parties.<ref>Pels, D. "Vrijheid: Het politieke spectrum" in [[Bart Snels|Snels, B.]] (ed.) (2007). ''Vrijheid als Ideaal.'' Nijmegen: SUN.</ref><ref>{{Citation|last = Krouwel|first = Andre|author-link = Andre Krouwel|title = Kieskompas|publisher = [[Vrije Universiteit]]|url = http://tweedekamer.kieskompas.nl/|access-date = 2008-05-01|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080412153431/http://tweedekamer.kieskompas.nl/|archive-date = 12 April 2008|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}</ref> Since 2023 GroenLinks has significantly intensified cooperation with PvdA, generally entering elections with a shared electoral list,<ref>https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/4912552/groenlinks-en-pvda-gaan-voor-een-lijst-bij-gemeenteraadsverkiezingen-willen-de-grootste-worden</ref> including in European Parliament elections after which elected politicians joined separate groups.<ref>https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/collectie/13972/artikel/2519912-groenlinks-en-pvda-voorlopig-niet-in-een-europese-fractie-niet-over-gesproken</ref> Both parties are internally discussing a possible complete merger.<ref>https://historiek.net/na-bijna-80-jaar-komt-er-een-einde-aan-de-pvda/160154/</ref>

GroenLinks does not run an independent list for the [[Water board (Netherlands)|water board elections]]. Instead, like [[Democrats 66|D66]] and [[Volt Netherlands]], it recommends that its voters support [[Water Natuurlijk]], an independent, [[Green politics|green]]-oriented political party focused solely on water board elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veelgestelde vragen |url=https://waternatuurlijk.nl/over-water-natuurlijk/veelgestelde-vragen |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Water natuurlijk |language=nl}}</ref>