Thierry Baudet alludes to its own Forum cryptocurrency, as part of the 'Forumland' that he wants to shape as a kind of pillar. that idea, that posted a long time ago, becomes more and more concrete concrete.
Jeroen de Vries (rechts) in the Senate with Henk Otten. The former Forum voor Democracy spokesperson followed Otten after his split from the party. He now claims the vacant FvD seat in the Groninger States for Groep Otten.
Forum for Democracy is the largest party in the Netherlands according to its own count, with more than 45.000 leden. But scientists seriously question whether this is true. ,,Given the fuss around the party, an increase in the number of members is not at all as expected. ""
This month, the report on alleged anti-Semitism will be published in Law. Professor Paul Cliteur says there is no evidence of anti-Semitism, racist, fascist or xenophobic views of his former PhD student Thierry Baudet. But that is also true?
After the victory of Thierry Baudet in the parliamentary elections 2019 you immediately had people who knew that Forum for Democracy would go wrong.
Thierry Baudet, the leader of Forum for Democracy, wanted to have all fraction employees in the House of Representatives tested for Aryan blood. That's what Chris Aalberts writes in the book "The party that is me, the political movement of Thierry Baudet "appearing today. Senator Henk Otten, who was removed from the party by Baudet, has told Aalberts about this.
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 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."
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.
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.
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.
Internal criticism, declining polls: Forum for Democracy is under pressure. For the first time even openly the position of leader Thierry Baudet questioned.
How many party members did Forum for Democracy have on 1 January 2019? This seemingly easy question causes serious problems for Thierry Baudet's party, now enter the membership administration 2018 turns out to have been a mess. The subsidy for Forum is at stake.
In the under-on-sphere of app groups, members of youth parties bid against each other with extreme messages. They often leak out – with far-reaching consequences.
Psychiatrist and opinion maker Esther van Fenema gives her statements "sometimes too much sambal". As NLBeter's party leader, she wants to question immigration. "You have to make agreements: who adapts to whom?’
FVD journal – With new, own communication channels, Baudet is increasingly focusing on a hard core, who is loyal and does not contradict him.
Last week, Forum for Democracy announced that three members have been expelled. This in connection with far-right and anti-Semitic statements in an app group. The measure followed a publication by HP / De Tijd in which screenshots were shown of the offending statements by members of the FVD in app group "Drinks DVD".
He had been in doubt about his membership in the Forum for Democracy for some time (FVD), but the news about anti-Semitic language in FvD app groups gave for Member of Parliament Chilion Pike (30) the deciding factor from Balkbrug. Pike goes the party GO (group Otten) in the Overijssel States.
Despite fierce resistance in its own ranks, the CDA in Brabant is heading for a lecture with Forum for Democracy. Baudet's party was astonished in March 2019 friend and foe by becoming the greatest in the state elections. How do the more than eighty FvD'ers, often without political experience, done it in their first year?
Transfer news. Former LPF Member of Parliament (and that party's last leader) and also ex-MEP for the PVV Olaf Stuger switches to GO from Henk Otten.
Thierry Baudet wanted the Netherlands out of NATO, the Zembla program revealed Thursday evening. The political leader of the Forum for Democracy works closely with pro-Kremlin activists, inter alia to disseminate disinformation, according to the creators of the broadcast.
Thierry Baudet, leader of Forum for Democracy, has involved himself with a Russian propagandist around the Ukraine referendum. He was in close contact with this Vladimir Kornilov, whom he knew had ties to the Kremlin.
Zembla will reveal Thursday the cordial ties between Thierry Baudet and Russia. Was this a "running gag", as Baudet claims, or has the FVD leader indirectly received money from Moscow?
VPRO need a program Buitenhof, in which expressions of Thierry Baudet were paraphrased, not to rectify.
This week: a remarkable incident on the margins of all the corona news. either: how Baudet arranged for a Putin vassal to speak in Parliament.
Ewald Kegel, Member of Parliament for Forum for Democracy in South Holland, immediately joined GO, the party of the disbarred FvD co-founder Henk Otten. GO announces this via Twitter. Kegel joins Caroline Persenaire in South Holland, who left the Forum in September last year.
Forum for Democracy (FVD) has broadcaster VPRO, that the television program Buitenhof broadcasting, officially summoned. The lawsuit is due on Wednesday 11 March in the court of Lelystad at 10.00 hour, let the Central Netherlands court know on Thursday.
Thierry Baudet wants to work in their own words dying with other parties, but potential coalition partners meanwhile soured on his twitter behavior and "flirt with breaking '. There is little evidence that the damage was quickly restore.
Forum for Democracy in four years become the largest party members from Netherlands. The competition now pining away. What is the secret?
An election-free year does not mean that no candidate representatives are in tension. If the United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum later this month finally, finally a reality, Netherlands gets three additional seats in the European Parliament.
Henk Otten booked with Thierry Baudet an overwhelming election victory. With his new party 'Go’ Otten tries now as senator a different course in store. “I think the Forum has become too radical.”
In science, arts and media is too little real diversity, find FVD politician and lawyer Paul Cliteur. In his ideal society would be a conservative-right column with its own broadcasting and university are not needed, "But perhaps there is no other."
For Congress it is too early, Party meetings are not, anyway there are only members. What is not so strange to choose as new members between a contribution 100, 250 of 500 euro. "That conscious, we want to focus on recruitment ', Henk Otten will later give statement.
Baudet show is also moving with a party car, yet money for transport of the Chamber receive, thus De Volkskrant at the weekend.
Journalist Chris Aalberts mentions allegations of Thierry Baudet against him 'lies', The FVD-party leader calls the "jokes" - and get a candidate on Staten.
Hague – The local politician Sonny Bacon has canceled his membership of the Forum for Democracy. Following the 'intimidating' treatment of political scientist and journalist Chris Aalberts during a county drink Party. It was Bacon after previous incidents the straw that broke the camel. "If you journalists unfairly treats, has reached a limit. "
The phone is not included, former MPs evaporate and debate within the party is not there anyway. However, there are real voters. But it does not matter which party expresses their frustration. Consists PVV actually?
This week: a pro-Russian FVD employee, the return of the big three, for tactical work Prinsjesdag.
She was politically active for D66 and has held senior positions as risk manager at ProRail, Achmea and Nationale Nederlanden. Forum for Democracy would go Dorien Rookmaker the Senate, but if the freshly elected senators Tuesday return from the summer break, find Hattemse (55) itself in the Chamber Benches in the divisional Group Otten.
FVD MP Thierry Baudet has - according to those directly involved - at least twice made a flight in the private jet of a Dutch businessman. Destination was including Ibiza, where the well-known Club Lio was visited. both flights, having a value of several thousand euros, FVD the MP did not mention the gifts- or travel record of the House. The spokesman Baudet speaks of a 'private matter'.
Forum for Democracy is trying to recover from the party split this summer. ‘Otten? That was a bit type vacuum cleaner salesman. "
THE HAGUE – South Holland Staten Caroline leaves Persenaire Forum for Democracy (FVD) and moves to the group of Henk Otten. Just over a week ago, a Staten Flevoland same.
Senator Henk Otten did return Friday against his old party Forum for Democracy libel and slander. The Public Prosecutor's investigation is likely to focus on party leader Thierry Baudet, co-driver Rob Rooken and adviser Paul Frentrop, let Otten know to news agency ANP.
Again gets elected representatives of Forum for Democracy on Henk Otten, at the FVD left politician who now wants to set up their own party. It is Cornelis van den Berg who is in the Flevoland province in the Provincial FVD.
Senator Henk Otten, was disbarred last month as a member of the Forum for Democracy, Forum takes two senators to his new political party. Otten retweette at the beginning of the night an article about it in The Telegraph, which was the first report on the issue.
Nine out of ten offshoots of political parties spend an inglorious end. And we will also need political scientists pollster Maurice de Hond serious doubts whether "the hole on the right" where Henk Otten and his associates on target, bestaat. His chances of success for Democracy Forum for electoral 'empty suck', seem limited.
A new departure for Forum for Democracy in the air. After Henk Otten threatens Senator Dorien Rookmaker the leaving party, Now it is finally clear that party leader Thierry Baudet sees nothing in its proposed mediation.
Dorien Rookmaker. It will not be quietly Thierry Baudet Forum. Senator Rookmaker: "I can not believe you with such great power in your foot strikes."
Christian conservatism. Forum for Democracy (FVD) Baudet has been under a "boreal and religious side", states co-founder Henk Otten, last week put the party. Established that FVD has attractive aspects of the Christian Right, which also concerned about the decline of Christian values. Is it an alliance between FVD and SGP?
What the mud fight between Thierry Baudet and Henk Otten especially reveals, Forum that will not only bring political change to democracy since its inception, but also seems to act as a source of income for the party leadership.
In November Johan Derksen was present at the party conference of the Forum for Democracy, but now known soccer analyst fed up with the party which he had previously agreed yet. He let on Friday extended by Eva Jinek table. ,,Baudet went to overconfidence perish ", he suggested include.
INTERVIEW – Their lingering feud is certainly: Thierry Baudet has put Henk Otten from Forum of Democracy, after allegations of fraud. Otten denies. ,,Baudet just wants to destroy me. "
The Forum for Democracy (FVD) gave 450.000 euro from the municipal 2018. Claiming disbarred founder Henk Otten least.
Forum for Democracy put Henk Otten senator from the party. The party, the Ministry of Interior informed of an alleged attempted fraud with public funding for political parties. This suspicion is in addition to earlier suspicions of fraud with funds from the party.
Right Sensible Catholics who oppose the secularization of Netherlands, find an ally in the 'cultural Christians' Forum for Democracy. The common enemies: Islamization, mass immigration and climate hysteria.
In two years, the youth movement of Forum for Democracy has become the largest in the Netherlands. The youthful companions of Thierry Baudet see themselves as a vanguard in an existential struggle. "We need supremacism."
Forum for Democracy leader Thierry Baudet represents just before the European elections modern achievements as women's, abortion and euthanasia discussion.
The unrest within Forum for Democracy continues. The infighting seems provisionally decided, but new problems dawn again in the Senate. "Otten got one last chance."
Another conflict within Forum for Democracy. Staten Robert Baljeu last night put the group in North Holland. According to sources played that he was a confidant of Henk Otten.
Disowned FVD CEO Robert Baljeu: "Within the party is enormous culture of fear '
Robert Baljeu made two years, part of the top inside Forum for Democracy. This week he is put in the States Group in New York, his paid work for the party were already stop and put his Senate membership for FVD is at risk. For the first insider speaks about the power struggles around Thierry Baudet. "This is a purification."
Václav Klaus received during his lecture to an admiring audience of FVD-ers rather applause when he stood up for the nuclear family of husband wife and children, which is at risk, according to him by corrosive phenomena such as the sex marriage.
Entrepreneur Rob Rooken take the place of his former business partner Henk Otten as new 'second man' at Forum for Democracy. Thierry Baudet after nobody holds many positions in the party. Who is this "internet guru" in the background?
To defuse the argument in the party Forum for Democracy, is co-founder Henk Otten completely sidetracked put. He may, to humble apologies, stay, but no leader in the Senate.
Arthur Adds, former member of Forum for Democracy, is not at all surprised about the crisis in recent days reached a boiling point in the top of the party. “Otten did this because he imagined untouchable. He was the party.”
Henk Otten was guilty of a handle in the greenhouse 'Forum for Democracy, or the party blew the internal issue to deal definitively with the bickering board?
FRACTURE MANAGEMENT – It's crisis Forum for Democracy. Henk Otten gets immediately as a board member after fury about the party course and its'Some of the greenhouse’. Otten: ,,It is disconcerting to see how committed my co-founders and Baudet Rooken character assassination. "
Thierry Baudet, through Twitter co-founder of Forum for Democracy, Henk Otten, The guard told the employee. The power struggle within the young party, which came out on top in the last elections as the largest in the Netherlands, approaching a boiling point.
The second man of Forum for Democracy, Henk Otten, from strong criticism of Thierry Baudet. That would take "too far to the right 'party. The long-simmering divisions within the party puts FVD for a new stress test.
Forum grows as a political party for Democracy, but also financially. Thanks to extensive work of the treasurer, a strategy to recruit as many members and "friends services' from Dubai and Hong Kong. Within seconds the party was ten thousand euros richer.
Two elected States members of the Forum for Democracy have not accepted their seat. A member of the Party for the Animals makes its headquarters in the Gelderland province house, obtained with preference votes, to go beyond.
Especially former VVD, often also entrepreneurs, after 27 May for Forum for Democracy (FVD) sit in the Senate.
A packed hall. Dozens of times applause. Laugh at Theo Hiddema. And hard-hitting criticism of universities, media and other parties.
Provincial Council elections. For the Provincial Council elections vist Forum for Democracy in many private pond.
Forum for Democracy wants to grow and discover the agricultural sector. Thierry Baudet while getting help from a new advisor, CDA prominent Henk Bleker, as it turned out at an agricultural fair in Berlin.
Behind the scenes of Forum for Democracy Henk Otten big man. As leader for the Upper House elections enters the former dealmaker in the City of London for the first time in the shadow of Thierry Baudet. "I gave myself eight to ten years."
What it is exactly for meeting, it is not clear to everyone. The RAI announces the FVD-party congress Saturday as' Members' Day Forum for Democracy '.
Henk Otten is, if it is to party chairman Thierry Baudet, the first party leader of Forum for Democracy (FVD) the Senate
After two seats in parliament in March 2017 scored Forum for Democracy this week three council seats in Amsterdam. In the meantime, the biggest fear of party leader Thierry Baudet reality: broke publicly visible feud in the party. Reconstruction of a battle direction.
While elsewhere in Amsterdam, people took to the streets to demonstrate against racism and specifically against Forum for Democracy, Thierry Baudet decided to go on the water in a boat. With the rest of the party Sunday he wanted to keep a playful counteraction, including wave to the protesters on the side. It was especially celebrate an afternoon party at the "FVD Love Boat '.
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.
they were a year ago still on the list of candidates for the House - a gynecologist, property manager and psychotherapist. Now they are expelled. "They took our party."
The storm inside Forum for Democracy just does not lie. A planned agreement between the party and three leading critics within FVD is Thursday called off at the last moment by Thierry Baudet. The party leader has seen now let the dissidents know nothing in reconciliation, as appears from an internal mail that is owned by the Times.
Treasurer, co-founder and board member of the Forum for Democracy (FVD) Henk Otten, does not care about the criticism he endured the past few days. The party would be undemocratic by various members.
The discontent within the Forum for Democracy does not lie. Also today is party leader Thierry Baudet under fire from its own members.
Roel Mooijekind was on behalf of the party on the candidate list (nummer 22) for the parliamentary elections. He worked for six months on the FVD-party office in Amsterdam. He was one of the members who worked on the building of the Party in the region, he told RTL News.
The fast growing Forum for Democracy is anything but a one-man show.
A message is deleted on Twitter, does not mean it is gone forever. Politwoops, a project of the Open State Foundation, collects them and makes them searchable. Their latest data show that particular forum the last few weeks a lot of messages for Democracy removed.
An election debate in Eindhoven with Theo Hiddema en Henk Otten van Forum voor Democratie and with opponents of other parties.
Forum voor Democratie hold a meeting Den Haag under the slogan “Is the Euro Sustainable?“. In this debate a discussion is held by Thierry Baudet, Henk Otten, Lex Hoogduin en Hugo Berkhout.