Editing Netherlands (section)

===Political culture===
{{Main|Political parties of the Netherlands|Politics of the Netherlands}}

[[File:Red-light district of Amsterdam by day. 2012.JPG|thumb|[[De Wallen]], Amsterdam's red-light district, offers activities such as legal [[Prostitution in the Netherlands|prostitution]], symbolizing the Dutch political culture and tradition of tolerance.]]

Both trade unions and [[employers organisation]]s are consulted in policymaking in the financial, economic and social areas. They meet regularly with the government in the [[Social-Economic Council]].

The Netherlands has a tradition of [[Toleration|social tolerance]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Buruma|first=Ybo|date=2007|title=Dutch Tolerance: On Drugs, Prostitution, and Euthanasia|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650185|journal=Crime and Justice|volume=35|issue=1|pages=73–113|doi=10.1086/650185|jstor=10.1086/650185|s2cid=144295342|issn=0192-3234|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In the late 19th century this Dutch tradition of religious tolerance transformed into a system of [[pillarisation]], in which religious groups coexisted separately and only interacted at the level of government.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kaplan |first=Benjamin J. |url=https://brill.com/view/book/9789004353954/BP000009.xml |title="Dutch" Religious Tolerance: Celebration and Revision |date=5 September 2019 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-35395-4 |language=en}}</ref> Protection for [[LGBT rights in the Netherlands|LGBT]] and abortion rights are enshrined within the Netherlands' foreign aid policy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feminist foreign policy explained |date=18 November 2022 |url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2022/11/18/feminist-foreign-policy-netherlands |publisher=Government of the Netherlands |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

No single party has held a majority in parliament since the 19th century, and as a result, [[coalition government|coalition cabinets]] had to be formed. Since [[Universal manhood suffrage|male suffrage]] became universal [[Pacification of 1917|in 1917]], the Dutch political system has been dominated by three families of political parties: [[Christian democracy|Christian Democrats]] (currently the [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]), [[Social democracy|Social Democrats]] (currently the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]), and [[Liberalism in the Netherlands|Liberals]] (currently the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]). In November 2023, the right-wing populist [[Party for Freedom]] of [[Geert Wilders]] was the winner of [[2023 Dutch general election|a general election]], securing 37 out of 150 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nu.nl/formatie-2023/6292138/verkiezingsuitslag-definitief-d66-grijpt-net-naast-tiende-zetel-pvv-blijft-op-37.html |date = 1 December 2023 |access-date = 3 July 2024 |language = nl |website = [[NU.nl]] |title = Verkiezingsuitslag definitief: D66 grijpt net naast tiende zetel, PVV blijft op 37 |trans-title = Final election results: D66 barely misses tenth seat, PVV stays at 37 }}</ref> [[Schoof cabinet|A cabinet]] was inaugurated in July 2024, and [[Dick Schoof]] succeeded [[Mark Rutte]] as [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|prime minister]].<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2527025-ministers-en-staatssecretarissen-kabinet-schoof-beedigd |date = 2 July 2024 |access-date = 2 July 2024 |language = nl |website = [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |title = Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd |trans-title = Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in }}</ref>