Op 2 November, the judge will rule in the Gargard case. That is exceptional: in 2019 did not lead yet 2 percent of discrimination reports to a lawsuit. How is it possible that something that is prohibited by law, so often goes unpunished?
Thierry Baudet seemed like Geert Wilder's beginning 2019 as the main interpreter of the radical right-wing sound in Dutch politics. A year and a half and a pandemic later, the roles are completely reversed. How is that possible? "Baudet wants to be adored. It's almost tragic. "
Forum for Democracy is not doing well. The party is losing many voters, and the PVV seems to benefit from this. Voters who run away are not charmed by the conspiracy thinkers with which FvD leader Thierry Baudet is involved. And also his vision on the corona policy, is not well received by them.
In Leeuwarden, Grou and Joure held protests on Tuesday afternoon for the preservation of Zwarte Piet. Protesters pasted posters and wrote texts on the ground in chalk.
Grou - A national action group that is in favor of preserving Zwarte Piet's black appearance, has also been to Friesland. Short slogans have been written on the quay at Hotel Oostergoo. The group operates under the name "Zwarte Pieten Action Group".
Forum for Democracy is falling in the polls, the position of leader Thierry Baudet is under pressure. For their book My opinions are facts Harm Ede Botje and Mischa Cohen spoke with friend and foe about the controversial party leader. Hans Wiegel: "Baudet is not a politician."
Last week, the NCTV warned of the radicalization of the extreme right and virus madmen. Particular attention was drawn to the role of the "ultra-conservative" publisher the Blue Tiger.. What kind of club is the Blue Tiger?
Forum leader Thierry Baudet established after an election debate organized by Het Parool and debate center De Balie 2018 that he had been poisoned. However, examination in the hospital did not indicate that. According to former party member Henk Otten, Baudet tried to hide the fact that he had prepared badly for the debate.
Lelystad municipal councilor Eric van Luxemburg has joined the local PVV faction. Van Luxemburg and the PVV announced this on Tuesday. As a result, the Lelystad coalition no longer has a majority in the council.
OISTERWIJK / EINDHOVEN – A photo has surfaced of the Brabant Forum deputy Peter Smit who is not very careful with a meter and a half.
In the Northern Netherlands, pro-Piet action groups The Netherlands chooses Zwarte Piet and the Zwarte Pieten Action group have put up posters with which they want to make it clear that Zwarte Piet is certainly welcome and that the involvement of school boards and municipalities is not appreciated.
Richard Prein had just finished his morning ritual and the first hours of working from home when he opened YouTube. Wednesday, around the afternoon, some distraction. A suggested video was at the top and called ‘Martin Bosma (PVV) versus Kajsa Ollongren (D66); The final settlement ".
ZAANSTAD – In large letters there is "Welcome Sint’ and "Hello Zwarte Piet’ sprayed on the ground in front of the office of Zaanse school dome Zaan Primair in Zaanstad. The action is claimed on twitter by the Zwarte Pieten Action group. Two weeks ago the group also struck at the umbrella organization and they sprayed the same texts on the street in front of the house of Mayor Hamming..
Publisher De Blauwe Tijger is mentioned in the Terrorism Threat Assessment. What kind of company is that?
Olaf Ephraim has been treasurer of the Forum for Democracy for nearly a year. He is the financial man who - after Henk Otten - has to calibrate the moral compass of Thierry Baudet's party. But who is Ephraim? Follow the Money sheds light on the dark past of an ex-banker who owes his fortune to CumEx trading: fraudulent transactions in shares with and without dividends.
Between the privacy activists, Hooligans and conspiracy theorists also turn up people associated with radical right-wing organizations at Virus Truth demonstrations. What make the coronasceptic ideas interesting for the ultra-right, vice versa?
A far-right conspiracy theory is gaining an increasing and more dangerous following in the US. President Donald Trump and the Republican party play into the hands of the QAnon movement and politicians in the Netherlands also flirt with it. Of course anti-Semitism lies close to the surface.
The new broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland! (ON!) coming next month, completely against the social trend, right away Zwarte Pietenjournaal. Founder Arnold Karskens says he does not want to deliberately provoke the broadcasts. ,,But it will be a support for anyone who wants to organize another classic Saint Nicholas parade and is sometimes thwarted with aggression.. And I think that as a society you should not just accept your own culture, to which Zwarte Piet belongs, is put away. "
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, social unrest has become more visible, both on the street and on social media. Conspiracy theories are spreading quickly.
Two Forza faction members, the largest opposition party in Haarlemmermeer, plagued by internal conflict (five seats), have given their views on the matter in an open letter.
In a report on terrorism, terrorist Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg warns against the “ultra-conservative” publisher De Blauwe Tijger in Groningen. Driving force Tom Zwitser behind that publisher calls that Thursday "very intimidating."
Forum for Democracy is the political start-up of the decade. The party originated in a cellar in the Amsterdam canal belt, and finds its supporters and sponsors in the world of big money and with godly men who fight for the restoration of Orthodox Christian values. But their beloved party has little to do with the Political Parties Financing Act.
OISTERWIJK – 'WE! Oisterwijk is now WE-len ". That was the first reaction to the news late on Wednesday evening that the electoral list of Oisterwijk's youngest party has been halved in one fell swoop..
OISTERWIJK – "We are ruled by traitors". That is the opinion of Kim Tjoa, nummer 2 on the list of WE! Oisterwijk for the reclassification elections of 18 november. "Rejectable", responds Mayor Hans Janssen. ,,And I have also let the party leader of that party know.
Internal criticism, declining polls: Forum for Democracy is under pressure. For the first time even openly the position of leader Thierry Baudet questioned.