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Nazi apps JOVD also hit CDA

Hague – The party board of the VVD is still doing nothing with the racist and Nazi expressions that were shared in an app group that was founded for the anniversary of the JOVD, the youth branch of the VVD. After all, the coarsest statements in the app group come from a council member of the CDA. He has since left.

CDA'er Bleker: talk to Forum for Democracy

The established political parties must get serious dialogue with Forum for Democracy. This call does former party chairman and State Secretary Henk Bleker of the CDA. He was the surprise guest at the members' day of the party in the hall of the House.

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The Senate votes on revoking the Dutch citizenship of terrorism suspects. This would allow the Minister of Justice to take stricter action against terrorism suspects and jihadists returning from, for example, Syria or Iraq.. The Senate approves the Cabinet's plan to be able to take Dutch citizenship away from people who endanger national security. This is only possible for people with dual nationality, because withdrawal must not lead to statelessness. From now on, the Minister can do this without the person in question having received a criminal conviction. A narrow majority of VVD, PVV, CDA, SGP en 50+ supports the plan. Opponents say the bill violates the rule of law. According to a Commissioner of the Council of Europe, the possibility of revoking the passport smacks of discrimination against Moroccan or Turkish jihadists.

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A debate is being held in the House of Representatives on a bill by Voor Nederland. It is about removing the anti-discrimination articles from criminal law. Voor Nederland wants to broaden freedom of expression. In this debate comes the VVD in conflict with the opposition. De VVD believes that there is talk of adjusting or deleting the article on group insulting law. The CDA strongly argues against this and does not want to make Holocaust denial easier. The CDA wants to avoid going to the synagogue with a swastika flag or a neo-Nazi uniform. A large majority should not like the proposal. On behalf of the PVV late Martin Bosma know that his party is in favor of the proposal. The proposal will be discussed further later.

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Jan Kees de Jager, the former CDA-Minister of Finance, talks about the euro crisis at a meeting of the think tank Forum voor Democratie in a luxury hotel Amsterdam.

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A board member of a local chapter of the CDA in Hellevoetsluis leaves, just after he made anti-gay remarks on social-media. He wrote: “Homosexuality does not belong in the church home. Homosexuality is a sin, like steal and murder, but for every sin is forgiveness possible”. The board says he already resignation was a board member and that this has nothing to do with the statements.