Proud of the Netherlands
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| Trots op Nederland | |
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| Political leader | Rita Verdonk |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Political Ideology | Conservative liberalism, right-wing, nationalism |
| website | [1] |
| See also | Politics of the Netherlands |
Proud of the Netherlands (Dutch: Trots op Nederland, Trots op NL) is the proposed political movement announced by Dutch independent MP Rita Verdonk on 17 October 2007. She declared her movement would consist of "sympathizers" and, like the Party for Freedom, would not have a membership structure.
The party (or movement) has been labeled as nationalist by the Dutch newspaper Trouw [1] and right winged and conservative- liberal by the newspaper NRC Handelsblad.[2]
An opinion poll by Interview-NSS taken in week 42 of 2007, showed that Verdonk's movement would obtain 9.9% of the parliamentary vote, with losses for the VVD, PVV and SP.[3][4] Polls by TNS-Nipo and Maurice de Hond (Peil.nl) even indicated that the party would take second place.[5][6]
On 3 April 2008, Verdonk officially launched the party. A subsequent poll by Maurice De Hond indicated that Proud of the Netherlands and the PvdA would be tied for the second place with 22 seats each.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Laan, van der, Cees (2008-05-04). TON vóór Nederland, PVV anti-islam (Dutch). Trouw newspaper. Retrieved on 2008-05-04. “Met de beweging Trots op Nederland (TON) kan in ons land nu voor het eerst, sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog, worden gekozen voor een expliciet nationalistische partij”
- ^ Heerma van Voss, Sandra Verdonk will ferm zijn, niet bot' in NRC Handelsblad, April 4, 2008, pp. 1,3 "Het is een nieuwe, rechtse loot aan de stam in het Nederlandse politieke landschap."
"Met deze brede, conservatief-liberale koers, ondersteund door een hypermoderne website [..]" - ^ "Groepering Verdonk wint fors in peiling", Nu.nl, 2007-10-19.
- ^ Politieke Barometer week 42 - 19 oktober 2007. Interview-NSS (2007-10-19).
- ^ New Dutch Party Debuts in Second Place: Angus Reid Global Monitor
- ^ Nieuw Haags Peil van 28 oktober 2007. Peil.nl (2007-10-28).
- ^ CDA Leads, Verdonk Gains in Netherlands: Angus Reid Global Monitor
[edit] External links
- Proud of the Netherlands (official site)
- Weblog of Rita Verdonk Dutch language
