Forum voor Democratie

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Forum voor Democratie Forum for Democracy
Party leader	Thierry Baudet
Party leader	Thierry Baudet
Group Chairman, Second Chamber	Thierry Baudet
founding	22nd September 2016
Headquarters	Amsterdam
Alignment	EU skepticism National conservatism Right-wing populism Direct democracy
Sit in the First Chamber	10/75
Sit in the second chamber	2/150
Seats in the European Parliament	3/29
Number of members	30,674
European party	European Conservatives and Reformists Party (EKR)
EP Group	EKR
forumvoordemocratie.nl

The Forum voor Democratie ( FVD , German  Forum for Democracy ) is an EU-skeptical and national-conservative party in the Netherlands .

history

Forum voor Democratie was founded in 2015 as a think tank under the direction of Thierry Baudet . It emerged from the GeenPeil action group that pushed through the referendum on the association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine in April 2016 .

In the election to the Second Chamber in 2017 , she received two seats.

In the local elections in March 2018, the party only ran in Amsterdam and won three of the 45 seats on the local city council. In 2019, she won 12 of the 75 seats in the First Chamber of the States General in the provincial elections . With this election, the previously ruling coalition of VVD , D66 , CDA and ChristenUnie lost its majority in the First Chamber.

In the 2019 European elections, the party achieved the fourth-best result with around 11%. According to analyzes, many voters have migrated from the PVV (4.1%, previously 13.3%) to the FVD.

ideology

One of the party's main concerns is to break through what is known as a “party cartel, ” in which the established parties share power among themselves and - although they claim to be opponents - pursue the same goals. In addition, the party promises direct democracy through binding referendums as well as elected mayors and an elected prime minister . The party advocates a government made up of professionals .

The party rejects the European Union and fights for a referendum on Dutch EU membership. It does not want to transfer new powers to the EU, instead it wants to return power to the nation states. Furthermore, Dutch culture and “Dutch values” are to be protected by law. The party advocates the reinstatement of border controls and positions itself against so-called mass immigration. She wants to invest in a capable professional army, expand the National Reservist Corps and reverse cuts in the defense budget. In addition, the party has plans to reorganize the Dutch public service broadcaster, the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO).

In economic policy, the party is an advocate of increasing the tax allowance , abolishing gift and inheritance tax and a radical simplification of the tax system. The party also advocates promoting ecological sustainability, the environment and innovation through tax cuts for renewable energies , the sharing economy and organic farming, as well as investing in digital infrastructure , reducing regulation and ensuring data protection . She also wants to make improvements in primary and secondary education that focus on the quality of teaching staff.

Known members

Most of the candidates have no experience in politics. The list of candidates included medical professionals, financial experts and a member of the Dutch armed forces.

• Thierry Baudet , lawyer and historian
• Theo Hiddema , lawyer
• Paul Cliteur , Professor of Law
• Frank Ankersmit , Professor of History, was a brief member and advisor, but left the party in 2018.
• Susan Teunissen , sociologist and captain in the Dutch army
• Loek van Wely , chess player
• Willem van Hanegem , former Dutch national player and soccer coach

Election results

year	choice	Share of votes	Seats
2017	General election 2017	1.8%	2/150
2019	European elections 2019	11.0%	3/26
2019	Senate election 2019	15.9%	12/75

Web links

• Official website (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Forum voor Democratie ledentallen per jaar (2018-). In: Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen. University of Groningen , February 12, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ The new one from the far right overtakes everyone. Retrieved March 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Right-wing populists win regional elections. Retrieved March 23, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Andreas Ross: More pulverization than polarization on faz.net, accessed May 24, 2019
5. ↑ Nationalist Wilders disappointed by exit polls; other politicians satisfied. In: nltimes.nl. May 24, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Kartelbestrijding. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on August 16, 2017 (Dutch). 
7. ^ Direct Democracy. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
8. ↑ Gekozen minister-president. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
9. ↑ Europese Unie. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
10. Jump up ↑ Cultuurbeleid. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
11. ↑ Leonid Bershidsky: The Dutch Election Is About More Than Nationalism . 22nd February 2017.
12. ↑ Wet Bescherming Nederlandse Waarden. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
13. ↑ Immigration & Remigration. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
14. ↑ Defense. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
15. ↑ Sanering Publieke Omroep. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
16. ↑ Economics. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
17. ↑ Belastingen. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
18. ↑ Duurzaamheid & innovatie. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
19. ↑ Internet. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
20. ↑ Privacy. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
21. ↑ Onderwijs. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
22. ↑ List of candidates. Forum voor Democratie, accessed on March 14, 2017 (Dutch). 
23. ↑ (Dutch)