Dutch People's Union

Dutch People's Union
Nederlandse Volks-Unie
AbbreviationNVU
ChairmanConstant Kusters
SecretaryPeter van Egmond[1]
FounderGuus Looy[2]
Founded27 May 1971; 53 years ago (1971-05-27)
HeadquartersWillem Beijerstraat 17, Arnhem, Netherlands
NewspaperWij Europa
Wij Nederland (formerly)
Youth wingNetherlands Germanic Youth (Germaanse Jeugd Nederland, GJN)
Membership (2013)c. 20[3]
IdeologyNeo-Nazism
Ethnic nationalism
Dutch irredentism
Political positionFar-right
House of Representatives
0 / 150
Provincial councils
0 / 572
Municipal councils
0 / 8,863
Website
nvu.info

The Dutch People's Union (Dutch: Nederlandse Volks-Unie, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈvɔl(ə)ksˌyni], NVU) is a Dutch far-right political party.[4] The party espouses ethnic nationalism, advocates for the preservation of "Germanic Christian culture" in the Netherlands, and is a proponent of a Greater Netherlands.[5]

According to the General Intelligence and Security Service, the NVU attracts traditional anti-Semitic neo-Nazis and aims to establish a one-party state in the Netherlands, in imitation of the Nazi Party. In the 2000s, the party was said to organize almost all right-wing extremist public demonstrations in the country.[6]

  1. ^ "Raad van Bestuur en Middenkader" (in Dutch). Dutch People's Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ Kusters, Constant (23 July 2007). "NVU - Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). Dutch People's Union. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ Tierolf, Bas; Hermens, Niels; Drost, Lisanne (December 2014). "Derde rapportage racisme, antisemitisme, en extreemrechts geweld in Nederland: Incidenten, aangiftes, verdachten en afhandeling in 2013" (PDF) (in Dutch). Verwey-Jonker Institute [nl]. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ Mudde, Cas (2002). The Ideology of the Extreme Right. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 117–122. ISBN 9780719064463.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Volks Unie (NVU) | Politieke partijen" (in Dutch). University of Groningen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "NVU". Inlichtingendiensten.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.