▁two ▁former ▁Labour ▁MP ' s ▁who ▁split ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁after ▁a ▁major ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁imm igration ▁minister ▁L ode w ijk ▁As scher . ▁However ▁Sim ons ▁left ▁D EN K ▁in ▁december ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁main ▁reason ▁being ▁for ▁her ▁departure ▁being ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁she ▁felt ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁through ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁inten se ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁She ▁also ▁felt ▁that ▁D EN K ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁party , ▁which ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁more ▁progress ive ▁causes , ▁such ▁as ▁L GB T ▁rights . ▁▁ ▁Direct ly ▁after ▁her ▁departure ▁from ▁D EN K ▁Sim ons ▁founded ▁her ▁own ▁party : ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁( D utch : ▁Artikel ▁ 1 ). ▁This ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁article ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁constitution , ▁which ▁prohib its ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁rac ism . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Twe ede ▁K amer ▁election ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁march ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁cont ested ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁with ▁Sim ons ▁as ▁lij st tre k ker , ▁other ▁prominent ▁candidates ▁for ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁were ▁anth rop ologist ▁Gl oria ▁We k ker ▁and ▁former ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁sen ator ▁An ja ▁Me ulen b elt . ▁Article ▁ 1 ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁enough ▁sign atures ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁F ries land ▁and ▁Dr ent he ▁to ▁get ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁▁ ▁Article ▁