socialist_party_(netherlands) | leadername | emile_roemer <sep> the socialist party (dutch: socialistische partij, [soːʃiaːˈlɪstisə pɑrˈtɛi]; abbreviated as sp, [ɛs peː]) is a democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the netherlands founded in 1971 as the communist party of the netherlands/marxist–leninist (kpn/ml, dutch: communistische partij van nederland/marxistisch–leninistisch), the party has since moderated itself from marxism–leninism and maoism towards democratic socialism and social democracy the sp has also been described as left-wing populist and soft eurosceptic, and is an advocate of dutch republicanismpositioned to the political left of the labour party, the party has been part of the parliamentary opposition since it was formed after the 2006 dutch general election, the sp became one of the major parties of the netherlands winning 25 out of 150 parliamentary seats, an increase of 16 seats in the 2010 dutch general election, the parliamentary presence of the socialists decreased to 15 seats 
the leader of the socialist party of the netherlands is called emile roemer.no information