NIDA (political party)

NIDA (Arabic: نـِــداء‎, romanized: nida', lit. 'call, appeal') is a political party in the Netherlands, describing itself as "being inspired by Islam".[5] It was founded in 2013 by Nourdin El Ouali, a former municipal councillor in Rotterdam for GroenLinks. The party is currently only represented at the municipal level, with two seats in Rotterdam and one seat in The Hague. The party shares the same electorate as Denk, mostly Islamic immigrants, although NIDA is more religiously oriented.

NIDA
LeaderNourdin El Ouali
ChairmanNurullah Gerdan
Founded2013
Split fromGroenLinks
Ideology
Political positionSyncretic
Colours  Green
Rotterdam Municipal Council
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The Hague Municipal Council
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States-Provincial
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Website
nida.nl

History

2014 municipal elections

The party first participated solely in Rotterdam, where it received 2 seats in the municipal council with 4.8% of the vote.[6] It did not have a political programme, instead promoting their plans by means of a 'political pamphlet'.[7]

2018 municipal elections

The party kept its 2 seats in Rotterdam, increasing its vote share to 5.4%.[8] The party also expanded to The Hague, getting one seat with a vote share of 2.3%.[9] The party initially participated in the "Leftist Covenant" with the PvdA, SP and GroenLinks, releasing a joint manifesto supporting a 'social, ecological and inclusive Rotterdam' and against Livable Rotterdam.[10][11] However, the coalition collapsed over a tweet from 2014 where party leader Nourdin El Ouali compared Israel to Daesh.[3][4]

2019 Provincial States elections

The party's first attempt to participate in national politics came in 2019, where it participated in provincial elections in North Holland and South Holland. The party did not receive any seat in the Provincial States, receiving 0.4% and 0.5% respectively.[12][13]

2021 general election

In 2021, the party will participate in their first general election. Nourdin El Ouali has been appointed as lijsttrekker.[14]

Protests and actions

The party received national attention in June 2014, when party members organised a solidarity march for Gazans with a reported turnout of over ten thousand people.[15] In November 2015, the party organised a similarly large march named 'Unity in Diversity Against Terrorism', with notable guests including the mayor of Rotterdam.[16]

As a reaction to a partial ban of face-coverings such as the burqa, resulting in people wearing less restrictive head coverings such as hijabs being fined as well, the party started a 'hijab fund' to pay incorrectly applied fines.[17]

References
  1. "Nida wil in Tweede Kamer: 'In de Koran vinden wij de oplossing voor alle crises'". NRC (in Dutch).
  2. Markus, Niels (22 July 2020). "Bij Nida vinden ze Denk maar een slap aftreksel van hun eigen partij". Trouw (in Dutch).
  3. "Links Verbond Rotterdam valt toch uit elkaar na ophef over IS-tweet". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. "Oude tweet NIDA zet samenwerking met linkse partijen in R'dam onder druk". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  5. "NIDA onder vuur: dit zijn de mensen achter de partij". Elsevierweekblad.nl (in Dutch). 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  6. "» Definitieve einduitslag gemeenteraadsverkiezing 2014 in Rotterdam - Persberichten Rotterdam". persberichtenrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  7. "Partijprogramma". NIDA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  8. "» Definitieve uitslag gemeenteraadsverkiezing 2018 - Persberichten Rotterdam". persberichtenrotterdam.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  9. "Uitslagen Gemeenteraadsverkiezing | Gemeente Den Haag". uitslagen.denhaag.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  10. "Alliantie tussen links en op islam geïnspireerde partij in Rotterdam". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  11. "Links-islamitisch verbond wil hoofddoek bij politie - Elsevier Weekblad". Elsevierweekblad.nl (in Dutch). 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  12. Kiesraad (2019-03-25). "Uitslag provincie Noord-Holland provinciale statenverkiezing 2019 - Proces-verbaal - Kiesraad.nl". www.kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  13. Kiesraad (2019-03-25). "Uitslag provincie Zuid-Holland provinciale statenverkiezing 2019 - Proces-verbaal - Kiesraad.nl". www.kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  14. "Politieke partij Nida wil de Tweede Kamer in". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  15. "Duizenden bij Gaza-protest R'dam". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  16. "Extra live-uitzending manifestatie 'Eenheid overwint terreur' - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  17. "'Het zou kunnen dat mensen geen contact met jóú willen'". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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