Forum for Democracy

This article is about the Dutch political party. For the Albanian political party, see Forum for Democracy (Albania).

Forum for Democracy
Forum voor Democratie
AbbreviationFvD
LeaderThierry Baudet[1]
ChairpersonThierry Baudet
Leader in the House of RepresentativesThierry Baudet
Leader in the SenateJohan Dessing
FoundersThierry Baudet
Henk Otten
Founded1 September 2016[2]
HeadquartersHerengracht 74,
Amsterdam
Youth wingJongerenorganisatie Forum voor Democratie (JFvD)
Think tankRenaissance Institute
Membership (January 2024)Increase 61,633[3]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[7]
European affiliationECR (2019–2020)
ESN (since 2024)
European Parliament groupECR (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
European Parliament
0 / 31
Website
www.fvd.nl

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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  2. ^ Aalberts, Chris (2020). De partij dat ben ik (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Jurgen Maas. ISBN 9789491921858.
  3. ^ "Ledentallen Nederlandse politieke partijen per 1 januari 2024" [Membership of Dutch political parties as of 1 January 2024]. University of Groningen (in Dutch). Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ Staab, Steffen (2018). Social Informatics. Springer. p. 102.
  5. ^ "De nieuwe politieke kaart van Nederland: versnippering in beeld". nos.nl (in Dutch). 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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  10. ^ "Splintering of Dutch politics makes election hard to predict". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Netherlands: The Rise and Fall of Forum for Democracy". 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ^ "The Dutch Far Right is Booming. Here is Why and How it Should be Stopped". Yale International Relations Association. April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.