'Street fighter' Jimmy Dijk succeeds Marijnissen as SP leader

Jimmy Dijk has been chosen as the new leader of the Socialist Party after Lilian Marijnissen stepped down as an MP on Tuesday. The 38-year-old was elected unanimously by the other four SP members, who took their seats for the first time yesterday. Marijnissen announced her departure after the party lost four of its nine seats in the election on November 22, continuing a decline that began in 2006. Her seat will be taken by Sarah Dobbe, the sixth name...