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My Amsterdam bubble strikes again. I was so convinced my party BIJ1 was going to get a seat or at least grow a little bit in this election. But Amsterdam is basically the only place where we grew in votes. In Utrecht we had a very slight growth as well. Nationwide we declined in number and did not get a seat. And Amsterdam is also one of the only big cities where the socialdemocrats were the biggest instead of the social liberals. Although Utrecht was very close with socialdemocrats only half a percentage away.
If it makes you feel any better i voted for BIJ1 and I am no where near Amsterdam
Well votes from people in foreign countries still have to be counted, which is 90K, of which at least two Bij1 votes lol. And the Caribbean areas and ABC island still have to be counted. And part of Amsterdam.
So, it is still possible. But it’s looking shit.
Also, party building and getting seats in Parliament are two different things. We as PVDA spent decades being irrelevant in Parliament until 2019 when we had a breakthrough. But by then we also already had thousands of active members anyway, getting out in the streets.
Yeah it’s looking bleak
About your second point, one positive aspect about BIJ1 is that we have growth in members and this election we had more people campaigning for BIJ1 than in previous elections.