Editing Labour Party (Netherlands) (section)

=== 2010–2023 ===
The then-mayor of Amsterdam, [[Job Cohen]], took Wouter Bos' place as leader of the PvdA following the latter quitting politics. In the [[2010 Dutch general election|2010 general election]], the PvdA won 30 seats, a loss of three, and was narrowly overtaken by the VVD. After the election, a 'purple-plus coalition' was considered, which would have required the participation of [[GroenLinks]], in addition to the VVD, PvdA and D66 – but talks broke down and the PvdA entered opposition.

[[File:Lodewijk Asscher 2015 (1).jpg|thumb|left|[[Lodewijk Asscher]], party leader (2016–2021)]]
Cohen resigned as leader in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/dutch-labour-party-leader-resigns|title=Dutch Labour Party leader resigns|website=RNW Media|access-date=8 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808095205/http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/dutch-labour-party-leader-resigns|archive-date=8 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Diederik Samsom]] was subsequently elected the party leader. In the [[2012 Dutch general election|2012 general election]], the Labour Party won 38 seats, a gain of eight, defying initial predictions that the [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] would overtake it. Following the election the party entered a governing coalition with the VVD under [[Mark Rutte]], with Labour's [[Lodewijk Asscher]] becoming Deputy Prime Minister.

In December 2016, Samson was defeated by [[Lodewijk Asscher]] in a party leadership election. In the [[2017 Dutch general election|2017 general election]], the PvdA suffered the biggest defeat in Dutch electoral history, receiving only 5.7% of the votes and losing 29 of its 38 seats. Asscher did not resign from his post, claiming the defeat was his predecessor's responsibility. The party experienced a degree of revival in 2019, obtaining the most votes in [[2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands|that year's European Parliament election]]. This marked the first time the PvdA had finished first in a national election since [[1998 Dutch general election|1998]].

Ahead of the [[2021 Dutch general election|2021 general election]], Asscher resigned from the party leadership due to his part in the [[Dutch childcare benefits scandal|childcare benefits scandal]].<ref>{{cite web|date=14 January 2021|title=Labour leader Lodewijk Asscher quits over childcare benefit criticism|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/labour-leader-lodewijk-asscher-quits-over-childcare-benefit-criticism/|access-date=29 January 2021|website=DutchNews.nl|language=en-GB}}</ref> He was replaced as leader and lead candidate by [[Lilianne Ploumen]], who became the party's first permanent female leader.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 January 2021|title=Lilianne Ploumen succeeds Lodewijk Asscher as Labour party leader|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/01/lilianne-ploumen-succeeds-lodewijk-asscher-as-labour-party-leader/|access-date=29 January 2021|website=DutchNews.nl|language=en-GB}}</ref> Following the election, the PvdA participated unsuccessfully in the [[2021 Dutch cabinet formation]] in conjunction with GroenLinks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/09/minority-coalition-looms-after-rutte-swipes-left-on-pvda-gl-pact/|title = Minority coalition looms after Rutte swipes left on PvdA-GL pact|date = September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nltimes.nl/2021/09/28/breakthrough-cabinet-formation-talks-definitive-conclusions-wednesday|title=No breakthrough in cabinet formation talks; "Definitive conclusions" Wednesday}}</ref> Ploumen later left, claiming she was unsuited for the leadership. Ploumen was replaced as parliamentary leader by [[Attje Kuiken]].