Dutch political party
The Party for Freedom (Dutch : Partij voor de Vrijheid [pɑrˈtɛi voːr də ˈvrɛiɦɛit] , PVV ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] political party in the Netherlands .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] In the 2023 general election , it became the largest party in the House of Representatives .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders ' one-man group in the House of Representatives , it won nine seats in the 2006 general election making it the fifth-largest party in parliament. In the 2010 general election , it won 24 seats, making it the third-largest party. At that time the PVV agreed to support the minority government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte without having PVV ministers in the cabinet . PVV withdrew its support in April 2012 due to differences over budget cuts.[ 13] In the following 2012 Dutch general election , it won 15 seats, having lost nine seats in the elections, still being the third-largest party. Following the elections, the party returned to the opposition. Furthermore, in the 2017 election , the Party for Freedom won 20 seats, making it the second-largest party in Parliament . It came third in the 2014 European Parliament election , winning four out of 26 seats.[ 14] [ 15] Geert Wilders is the only member of Party for Freedom; thus the party is ineligible for Dutch government funding, and relies on donations.[ 16]
The PVV calls for items like administrative detention and a strong assimilationist stance on the integration of immigrants into Dutch society, differing from the established centre-right parties in the Netherlands (like the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy , VVD). The PVV has also proposed banning the Quran and shutting down all mosques in the Netherlands.[ 17] [ 18] In addition, the party is consistently Eurosceptic .[ 19] [ 20] In early July 2012, according to the platform it presented prior to the 2012 Dutch general election , it strongly advocates for withdrawal from the European Union (EU) and in elections has campaigned for a referendum on EU membership.[ 4] [ 21] [ 22] After the 2023 Dutch general election , Geert Wilders said he had paused this policy in order to enter coalition agreements.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] Instead, he now aims to weaken or dismantle the EU’s power from within.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
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^ a b Barnes, Joe (5 April 2024). "Geert Wilders drops 'Nexit' pledge in European elections manifesto" . The Telegraph . ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 21 April 2024 .
^ a b "Wilders wants to "erode" the EU's power from within, but won't press for Nexit | NL Times" . nltimes.nl . Retrieved 21 April 2024 .
^ a b "Europe's far right are no longer EU-exiteers" . Australian Financial Review . 30 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024 .