Editing Radical League (section)

==History==
The Radical League originated out of the local progressive liberal caucus "Amsterdam". Leaders of this caucus initiated the formation of a national political party in July 1892, and this resulted in the founding of the Radical League on 9 November 1892. The foremost leader of the new party was the Amsterdam [[Municipal executive#Alderman|alderman]] [[Willem Treub]]. The party focused on the extension of universal suffrage as well as combating social deprivation.<ref name=par>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhrq0xzr/radicale_bond |title=Radicale Bond |website=Parlement.com |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=dnpp>{{Cite web |url=https://dnpp.nl/pp/radicalebond |title=Radicale Bond |website=Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen |language=Dutch |accessdate=1 May 2021}}</ref>

In 1893, the party won the [[Leeuwarden]] seat in a by-election. The newly elected MP was former Amsterdam alderman [[Carel Victor Gerritsen]], who was also the husband of feminist [[Aletta Jacobs]]. In 1894 the party won two additional seats. They played a minor role in parliament. In 1897 they won an additional seat. The Radicals supported the progressive liberal [[Pierson cabinet]], although they were not necessary for its majority. On 17 March 1901, the League merged with another group of progressive former Liberal Union members to form the [[Free-thinking Democratic League]].<ref name=par/><ref name=dnpp/>