One of the main right-wing parties in the Netherlands has fallen apart. The people of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) have spread over several new parties. Also from the VVD are some right-wing MPs walked for new political initiatives. How should we interpret these new parties? Are they extreme right? If we only look at the manifestos… Read more
Councilor Anton van Schijndel has been put on the Amsterdam council by group chairman Annabel Nanninga from the group of Forum for Democracy. Van Schijndel retains his seat and temporarily continues independently.
Once again he has fallen into disrepute, has Yernaz Ramautar Sing, the number two on the electoral list for Amsterdam Forum for Democracy, himself last Saturday withdrew as a candidate for councilor.
The fast growing Forum for Democracy is anything but a one-man show.
The party is represented in parliament by doing Ajax Thierry Baudet and Theo Hiddema on 21 March, for the first time in municipal elections in Amsterdam, the only city where the relatively new party has registered. During the parliamentary elections of March last year won the game with his first participation directly two seats.