Peace for Animals Vrede voor Dieren | |
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| Abbreviation | VvD |
| Leader | Pascale Plusquin [nl] |
| Founders |
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| Founded | 24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) |
| Split from | Party for the Animals |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Blue-grey |
| Senate | 0 / 75 |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 150 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 31 |
| Municipal councils | 3 / 8,512 |
| Website | |
| vredevoordieren.nl | |
Peace for Animals (Dutch:Vrede voor Dieren,VvD) is a political party in the Netherlands. Founded on 24 July 2025, it split from theParty for the Animals over dissatisfaction with the party stance on military expenditure. The party is led by former provincial councillorPascale Plusquin [nl], and it participated in the2025 general election without securing any seats.
Peace for Animals emerged from internal dissatisfaction within theParty for the Animals (PvdD) over its defence policy.[1] At a party congress in June 2025, a majority of PvdD members voted in favour of increased defence spending and support for the European rearmament programReArm Europe.[2][3] This led to a split within the party, after which Peace for Animals was founded under the leadership ofPascale Plusquin.
On 1 September 2025, three municipal council members joined the new party: two fromRotterdam, who had previously resigned their PvdD membership due to disagreement with the party's new direction,[4] and one fromRheden.[5] The party contested the2025 general election in all twenty electoral districts, but its 0.16% of the vote was insufficient to secure a seat in theHouse of Representatives.
| Election | Lead candidate | List | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pascale Plusquin | List | 16,819 | 0.16 | 0 / 150 | New | Extra-parliamentary |
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