Na the arrests of founder Marlon Uljee and student council member Reinout Vlaardingerbroek is the Free Student Party (VSP) shattered. The factions in Leiden, at the UVA and in Utrecht distanced themselves and indicated that they would continue independently. There have now been new student elections. What is the current situation at the universities??
In January 2026 Het Parool published a series of articles about Marlon Uljee. And in March 2026 the Public Prosecution Service announced in Uljee and Vlaardingerbroek prosecute for their involvement in a fight on campus. Uljee counterattacked via social media and the right-wing news site NieuwRechts.nl. There would be a targeted hate campaign against him and the party. It didn't help. Marlon Uljee and Reinout Vlaardingerbroek have now been convicted. More and more people distanced themselves in the run-up to the lawsuit. Almost the entire new board of the VSP resigned and only long-time confidant Laura Oorschot remained on the website.. Tom de Nooijer, also a confidante from the very beginning and press officer of the VSP, eventually left too. He is now an alderman in Oldebroek. He did give his support to Marlon Uljee and the VSP via Twitter. This message has now been deleted by De Nooijer, probably because he is now a councilor. In de zomer van 2026 De Nooijer did go on holiday with Uljee to, among others. Transnistria (a rogue state run by pro-Russian separatists on Moldova's territory). They work there photographed and filmed together at the shooting range and posed with Kalashnikovs in front of pro-Russian flags). De Nooijer survived a vote of no confidence.
In Utrecht the VSP is making a new attempt
What does this mean for the future?? According to Uljee, the situation at the VU was too unsafe to participate in the elections at the VU this year.. And also at the other universities where the VSP is located 2025 participated (Leiden and Groningen) no lists have been submitted. Except in Utrecht; The VSP still exists there. In June, there were four candidates on the ballot. They are all directly involved in Forum for Democracy. List leader Henk Jan Dikken attended the JFVD camp, Noah Aartsen was also spotted there and was on the list for the municipal elections for the FVD, Manon Vianen is Freek Jansen's girlfriend (and also regularly seen at JFVD activities) and Fouad El Masoudi works at the Renaissance Institute, committee member in the province of Drenthe, faction employee at the Senate and successor councilor in Hoogeveen (all for the FVD).
No, this is not the end of conservative, extreme right-wing politics at university
Another party is also participating in Utrecht, namely Academic Interest Utrecht (ABU). This party was set up by a former Freestyle Student Party councilor Lloyd-Leonard on. dam up (now a councilor for Municipal Interest in Harderwijk) has been moving in a conservative direction for years (and extreme right) circles. For example, he visited the controversial Atreju conference in Italy twice. Also works(and) he for Students for Liberty (an American non-profit with support from the Koch brothers that fights against so-called Marxist and anti-capitalist influences at the university).
ABU is participating in Utrecht with a list of 11 mensen. Seven of these were previously involved with the VSP. Also standing is Bram van de Kerk (formerly VSP) just on the list. Van de Kerk has been spotted with various far-right groups such as Voorpost, the Greater Dutch Student Association (GNSV) and the Geuzenbond. Apparently these ties are also no problem for Academic Interest Utrecht.
Academic Interest Utrecht also has virtually the same program as the VSP, with an emphasis on free speech and the Dutch language. It models itself after Liberi Erasmi in Rotterdam. This party performed at the recent elections at Erasmus University (begin 2026) good again.
The influence of these three student parties continues to expand. To this end, they have also entered into a partnership Conservative Student Consultation. In any case, the VSP and Liberi Erasmi are working together on this. Students for Liberty supports this consultation and also Turning Point NL (fights against marginalization of Christianity at university) was present at the first meeting in December 2025. The parties can also often be seen together at meetings of conservative students at home and abroad.
The only truth – slightly more Dutch than Turning Point NL
Daniel is now from Deutekom, previously involved with Turning Point NL, started its own organization called Sola Veritas. They organize discussions on topics such as national identity and abortion. Candidates from VSP also regularly come here, ABU or Liberi Erasmi as a visitor or guest. Recently, for example, Jaron Buitenlaar (from the children of Erasmus, now FVD councilor in Krimpenerward) en Nawin Ramcharan (oprichter of the children of Erasmus, candidate member of parliament for Ja21 2025) been a guest. But also Emma Bosma and Lloyd-Leonard Opdam (ABU) and Emilio Ratelband and Nicolas Knoester (FVD) are visible.
It is clear that conservative Christians and these far-right parties need each other to win souls and gain influence. It is up to the reader which party exactly needs whom and what they want. The VSP did not win a seat in Utrecht in June. Academic Interest Utrecht achieved 1 seat and Emma Bosma takes a seat on the student council.
Large Dutch Student Association
The Greater Dutch Student Association also works (GNSV) steadily expanding. In a conversation on Twitter, Daan Meershoek said (candidate councilor FVD in Nijmegen and twice voted out by the municipal council as a party follower) and Frank van Breukelen (Provincial Council of Utrecht, FVD) last year how they want to set up a new department every two years. There are now departments in Leiden, Utrecht and Nijmegen. Frank van Breukelen is the president of the department in Utrecht.
This student association was founded by members of the Geuzenbond and has joined the Diets student cartel with the Belgian far-right Nationalist Student Association (SSR!). The aim is to be just like the NSV! to act as a breeding ground for extreme right-wing politics. She does this, among other things, by organizing actions such as laying flowers at Janmaat's grave or honoring William of Orange together with the Geuzenbond and Voorpost. Members of the GNSV can also regularly be seen at meetings of these organizations. In addition, photos show that members, for example:. stealing banners from left-wing organizations.
Despite the ties of members of the GNSV with the Geuzenbond and contacts with foreign extremist organizations such as Patriot Front, the Irish Nationalist party and its ties with remigration ideas (they were present at the remigration demonstrations of the NSV, the Voorpost lecture by Martin Sellner and recently had a speaker on this theme from the White Paper Policy Institute and were also at the demonstration in Utrecht of the Save Europe Act) the GNSV is still welcome at the introduction days in Leiden, Utrecht and Nijmegen. Universities want (yet) take no action against the GNSV.
Where the Geuzenbond tries to give its members anonymity by blurring photos, this does not happen with the GNSV. Yet only a few members are open about their membership. This may have to do with the now suspended member Thomas Devenson, according to the GNSV. He was arrested after an official message from the AIVD stating that he was preparing an attack on Antifa. The prosecutor dropped these charges, but Devenson did have several weapons at home and facilities for manufacturing bullets. Devenson is for that condemned.
It is clear that the VSP is directly linked to the FVD, but they are not the only party or organization that focuses on conservative, Christian and extreme right-wing students. Multiple organizations from within- and abroad are trying to gain a foothold in the academic world. It remains to be seen whether that will actually succeed.
