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Democrats 66, Dutch: Democraten 66, official name: Politieke Partij Democraten 66 (shortened D66), is a political party in the Netherlands. They are a socially liberal party. The party leader is Rob Jetten.

The party was formed on 14 October 1966 by a group of young academics led by Hans van Mierlo. The party had their most success in the 1994 election, where they won 24 out of 150 seats. In the 2012 elections they received 757,091 votes and won 12 seats. In the 2010 elections, they received 654,167 votes and won 10 seats. In the 2017 elections they won 19 seats (+7).

The D66 is very supportive of the European Union. They historically supports environmentalism and want a mixed economy. The D66 want tax-cuts for the lower and middle classes. They also want direct democracy.

Political parties in the current Second Chamber

50PLUS (50+) --- Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) --- ChristianUnion (CU) --- Democrats 66 (D66) --- DENK --- Forum for Democracy (FvD) --- GreenLeft (GL) --- Labour Party (PvdA) --- Party for the Animals (PvdD) --- Party for the Future (PvdT) --- Party for Freedom (PVV) --- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) --- Reformed Political Party (SGP) --- Socialist Party (SP)