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Lijstduwer (list pusher) is a Dutch term for the last candidate on a party list.

In the Netherlands and Belgium well-known non-politicians often take this position. They are officially a candidate, but they are put at the end of the party list in a bid to attract more votes for the party. The candidate is not likely to become member of the elected body, and generally rejects the position if elected. In 2003 writer Harry Mulisch was lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals.

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-'''Lijstduwer''' ("list pusher") is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] term for the last candidate on the [[party list]].
+'''Lijstduwer''' (''list pusher'') is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] term for the last candidate on a [[party list]].
-In the Netherlands often well known non-politicians take this position. They are officially a candidate for parliament, but they are put at the end of the [[party list]], and from that position they the party, in order for it to receive more votes. The candidate is not likely to become member of parliament, nor does he or she want to. In [[Dutch general election, 2003|2003]] writer [[Harry Mulisch]] was lijstduwer for the [[Party for the Animals]].
+In the Netherlands and Belgium well-known non-politicians often take this position. They are officially a candidate, but they are put at the end of the [[party list]] in a bid to attract more votes for the party. The candidate is not likely to become member of the elected body, and generally rejects the position if elected. In [[Dutch general election, 2003|2003]] writer [[Harry Mulisch]] was ''lijstduwer'' for the [[Party for the Animals]].
 [[Category:Party-list PR]]