Party for Freedom

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Group.png Party for Freedom  
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AbbreviationPVV
HeadquartersThe Hague, Netherlands
Anti-Islam and anti-immigration party of the Netherlands.

The Party for Freedom or PVV is one of the main Dutch political parties, formed by Geert Wilders after his split form the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy of Frits Bolkestein.

Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election making it the fifth-largest party in parliament.

Policies

Against Immigration, Islam, Open borders, the EU, Higher taxes to fund climate change-policies, the Dutch planned policy of forcing farmers to sell their farms to help the Dutch Nitrate Crisis, deductibles in healthcare, de-funding regional police forces, refusing the deploy the army in inner-cities, deporting foreigners with double nationalities and banning them from applying for any positions in the government, and against the creation of a Palestinian state. It does support Ukraine though, only does not want give them weapons or logistical support.[1]

Results

In the 2010 general election, it won 24 seats, making it the third-largest party. At that time the PVV agreed to support the minority government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte without having PVV ministers in the cabinet. PVV withdrew its support in April 2012 due to differences over budget cuts.

In the following 2012 Dutch general election, it won 15 seats, having lost nine seats in the elections, still being the third-largest party. Following the elections, the party returned to the opposition. Furthermore, in the 2017 election, the Party for Freedom won 20 seats, making it the second-largest party in Parliament. It came third in the 2014 European Parliament election, winning four out of 26 seats. After the 2023 general elections, it became the largest party with more than 36 seats.[2]


 

Party Members

PoliticianBornDiedDescription
Johannes Jansen17 November 19425 May 2015Dutch theologist specialized in Arabian religions. Opposed Pim Fortuyn. Was persuaded by a judge in a case against Geert Wilders causing a judicial disqualification.
Gideon Markuszower27 October 1977PVV MP, publicly mentioned in 2010 by the AIVD for "sharing information and being under the influence of the Mossad". Was elected MP for Geert Wilders his senate fraction in 2015.
Geert Wilders6 September 1963Early mentor of Mark Rutte. Anti-immigration politician. Backed by Israeli-lobbyists.
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