De Nieuwe Mens

De Nieuwe Mens (lit. 'The New Human'), formerly known as the Party for Human and Spirit (Dutch: Partij voor Mens en Spirit, MenS), is a political party in the Netherlands. The party registered with the electoral council in December 2008.

De Nieuwe Mens
Chairperson	Niraï Melis
Founder	Lea Manders [nl]
Founded	11 March 2008 (2008-03-11)
Dissolved	27 February 2024 (2024-02-27)
Ideology	Spiritual left[1]
Colors	Purple
Website
ikkiesvoorverbinding.nl
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Former logo of the Party for Human and Spirit

History

Lea Manders, founder and former leader of the party

The Party for Human and Spirit (MenS) was founded on 11 March 2008 by astrologer Lea Manders.^[2] Since 2010, it has taken part in several elections, but it never managed to win any seats.

In the 2017 general election, MenS participated in a combined list with the Basic Income Party (BIP) and the movement Peace and Justice (V&R), with Tara-Joëlle Fonk as lijsttrekker.

Name change

In September 2020, the name of the party was changed to De Nieuwe Mens.^[3] The party had intended to take part in the 2021 general election, but ultimately did not submit the required documents to the Electoral Council.^[3][4]

Election results

General elections

Election year	House of Representatives
	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2010	26,196	0.28	0 / 150	New
2012	18,310	0.19	0 / 150	0
2017	726	0.01	0 / 150	0

Provincial elections

Election year	States Provincial
	Province	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2011	Gelderland	2,681	0.30	0 / 55	New
2015	Gelderland	2,481	0.32	0 / 55	0
	Groningen	828	0.34	0 / 43	New

Municipal elections

Election year	Municipal council
	Municipality	Votes	%	# of overall seats won	+/−
2010	Amsterdam	1,009	0.3	0 / 45	New
	Eindhoven	360	0.5	0 / 45	New
2014	Alkmaar	366	1.01	0 / 39	New

See also

• Die Violetten