Denk (political party)

DENK (the Dutch word "denk" means think) is a political party in the Netherlands. The official name is Political Movement Denk (Dutch: "Politieke Beweging Denk").

DENK aims at the interests of non-western citizens, and was established in 2015.

Number of seats in the 2023 elections: 3 (0).

The party was founded by Tunahan Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk, two Turkish Dutch members of the House of Representatives, after leaving the Labour Party on 13 November 2014. Upon winning three seats at the 2017 election, Denk became the first migrant-founded party to gain seats in the Dutch national parliament.

 Political leaders 
 Tunahan Kuzu - 2015-2020
 Farid Azarkan - 2020-2023
 Stephan van Baarle - 2023-

References

 Other websites 
 Website of DENK

Category:Political parties in the Netherlands
Category:2015 establishments in the Netherlands