Eén NL took part in the
2006 Dutch general election, but did not get enough votes for a seat in the
House of Representatives. Their candidates for the election were: • Marco Pastors, councillor in Rotterdam for
Leefbaar Rotterdam. • Joost Eerdmans, member of the
House of Representatives. • Hikmat Mahawat Khan, business consultant and co-founder of the Contact Groep Islam. • Ronald Sorensen, councillor in Rotterdam for
Leefbaar Rotterdam. • Secil Arda, business consultant. • Sander Simons, PR adviser / former broadcast journalist. • Anton van Schijndel, member of the
House of Representatives. • Gerlof Jukema, doctor and member of the member of the
House of Representatives.
Party Program The party published its party program on October 9, 2006. However, media reports already provided some details in the week before. The party calls for a 4% income tax reduction across the board, will abolish almost all Dutch foreign development aid, and will return to the taxpayers the "Kok Quarter," a
sales tax increase on
gasoline introduced by
Labour Party minister
Wim Kok in 1991. The key issues are: • Democratic reform: • elected prime minister and mayors, although the party is not in favor of a republic • abolition of the
Senate and reducing the size of the
House of Representatives • Government: • reduction of number of ministries to 6 (security, environment, general affairs, finance, foreign affairs, social affairs) • 30% reduction in civil servants in next 4 years, transparency in the appointment of government officials • Taxation • reduction of general income taxes by 1% per year • abolition of gasoline tax introduced by the
Dutch Labour Party Minister
Wim Kok in 1991 • keeping the tax exemption on housing loans • Security: • introduction of minimum sentencing, lay judges • more effective police force by cutting
bureaucracy, legalization on the production of
soft drugs • Immigration • deportation of illegal residents,
greencard system • Integration • strict
separation of church and state, no government subsidies for religious and ethnic organizations • ban on
burkas, new immigrants to be required to speak Dutch, official publications to be in Dutch only • Education • downsizing schools, cutting management, emphasis on teaching practical skills • Europe: • Access for new East European workers to Dutch job market only when existing unemployment is resolved. ==References==