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Motion: No Cabinet Without Justice

The GroenLinks-PvdA congress, held on 27 September 2025 in Rotterdam;

Noting that:

(Extreme) right-wing parties like the VVD, the BBB and the PVV time and again choose profit over people, fossil interests over climate justice, and looking away from oppression and inequality;
Our movement stands for peace, climate justice and social equality;
We enter the elections with five fundamental promises;

Whereas:

Voters support us to make sharp choices in that, not to surrender them in exchange for government power;
Participation in a government for GroenLinks-PvdA is only possible if indispensable boundaries are drawn to protect our core values;
Our party will lose credibility if we fail to deliver on our promises;

Calls on the joint group of the House of Representatives to:

Be willing to join a cabinet only if at least the following five promises are realised:

More houses to live inAffordable housing must be added, vacancies must be combated, and public housing will once again take centre stage.Fighting together for a green futureClimate targets are met, fossil subsidies are phased out and climate justice becomes guiding policy.Income that gets you aheadEveryone is entitled to an income that gets you ahead: minimum wage and benefits must therefore go up.Leadership that protects the NetherlandsWe act against fascism, protect minorities and push for peace and justice internationally, including recognition of Palestine.Getting the basics rightCuts in education and care will be reversed: the basis for a social and inclusive future must be in place.

Notes:

This motion is not just about a possible cabinet, but about the soul of our movement. The right stands for the interests of fossil companies, the wealthy and the preservation of inequality. For decades, (extreme) right-wing parties like the VVD or PVV have blocked progressive policies, whether on housing, climate, peace or fair sharing.

We go into these elections with five promises. If we want to be a party that creates more confidence in politics, rather than less, we cannot break them. At the same time, we also recognise that we live in a country with coalitions. In a possible formation, we will have to consider plans that all parties can live with. But if the thrust of this motion is not reflected in them, governing is not worth it for us. This is precisely why it is crucial that we, as GroenLinks-PvdA, set clear boundaries now. Without those limits, we become partly responsible for more climate devastation, inequality and international injustice.

Our core issues such as - solidarity with Palestine, fair sharing through equitable taxation, and climate justice - are not negotiable positions. They are the basis of who we are and why people vote for us. If we do not make these boundaries clear now, we risk a future coalition squandering the hopes of our supporters on power politics. That must never happen. That is why we keep our promises. We will not enter into cooperation without justice, equality and climate justice.

Will you sign for a just cabinet?

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Our marquees

To make the election manifesto sharper, more left-wing, DWARSer and fairer, we and the JS submitted a list of amendments on behalf of our members. We are very happy that almost all of these amendments have reached the 100 signatures mark. Now, of course, we want to get enough votes to actually get these amendments into the election programme.

Voting can be done now via the pre-vote until Wednesday 17 September at 12:00. Below are our amendments and those that have been discouraged by the party leadership, but which we as DWARS and JS support. So please vote for these and, of course, don't forget to share them within your own circles. Do you have any further questions or suggestions about this process? If so, please send a message to Soesha via soesha@dwars.org.

The amendments in bold are our focal points for the Congress. If you have little time, at least support these! Also don't forget that if you are a member of both GroenLinks and the Labour Party you can log in and support both.