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Forum for Democracy Forum voor Democratie | |
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| Abbreviation | FvD |
| Leader | Thierry Baudet[1] |
| Chairperson | Thierry Baudet |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Thierry Baudet |
| Leader in the Senate | Johan Dessing |
| Founders | Thierry Baudet Henk Otten |
| Founded | 1 September 2016[2] |
| Headquarters | Herengracht 74, Amsterdam |
| Youth wing | Jongerenorganisatie Forum voor Democratie (JFvD) |
| Think tank | Renaissance Institute |
| Membership (January 2024) |  61,633[3] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right[7] |
| European affiliation | ECR (2019–2020) ESN (since 2024) |
| European Parliament group | ECR (2019–2020) ID (2022) NI (2022–2024) |
| Colors | Maroon |
| House of Representatives | 3 / 150 |
| Senate | 2 / 75 |
| States-Provincial | 15 / 570 |
| King's Commissioners | 0 / 12 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Forum for Democracy (Dutch: Forum voor Democratie [ˈfoːrʏɱ voːr ˌdeːmoːkraːˈ(t)si]; FvD) is a far-right political party in the Netherlands, founded as a think tank by Thierry Baudet and Henk Otten in 2016. The party first participated in elections in the 2017 general election, winning two seats in the House of Representatives.
At the time of its conception, the FvD was considered a conservative liberal and a Eurosceptic movement positioned on the right-wing of the political spectrum;[8][9][10][11][12] however, after several founding members split from the party, it has been described as adopting more radical policies and messages.[13][14][15]
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- ^ Multiple sources:
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- ^ Misérus, Mark (27 May 2017). "Hoe rechts is Forum voor Democratie?". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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- ^ "Politicoloog ziet Forum voor Democratie steeds verder radicaliseren". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "JA21 bestaat bij de gratie van een mislukt PVV-kabinet". 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.