People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | |
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Abbreviation | VVD |
Leader | Dilan Yeşilgöz |
Chairperson | Eric Wetzels |
Leader in the Senate | Edith Schippers |
Leader in the House | Dilan Yeşilgöz |
Leader in the European Parliament | Malik Azmani |
Founded | 28 January 1948 |
Merger of | Freedom Party, Committee-Oud |
Headquarters | Mauritskade 21, 2514 HD The Hague, South Holland |
Youth wing | Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy |
Policy institute | Telders Foundation |
Membership (2024) | ![]() |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
Political position | Centre-right |
Regional affiliation | Liberal Group[2] |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
Colours | Ultramarine Orange |
Senate | 10 / 75 |
House of Representatives | 24 / 150 |
Provincial councils | 63 / 570 |
European Parliament | 4 / 31 |
Benelux Parliament | 4 / 21 |
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie [ˈvɔl(ə)kspɑrˌtɛi voːr ˈvrɛiɦɛit ɛn deːmoːkra:ˈtsi], VVD) is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right[3][4][5] that tries to promote private enterprise and economic liberalism.[6][7][8]