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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | |
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| Abbreviation | VVD |
| Leader | Dilan Yeşilgöz (List) |
| Chairperson | Eric Wetzels (List) |
| Leader in the Senate | Edith Schippers |
| Leader in the House | Dilan Yeşilgöz |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Malik Azmani |
| Founded | 28 January 1948 |
| Merger of | Freedom Party, Committee-Oud |
| Headquarters | Mauritskade 21, 2514 HD The Hague, South Holland |
| Youth wing | Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy |
| Policy institute | Telders Foundation |
| Membership (January 2024) |  22,473[1] |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[2] |
| Regional affiliation | Liberal Group[3] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Ultramarine Orange |
| Senate | 10 / 75 |
| House of Representatives | 24 / 150 |
| Provincial councils | 63 / 570 |
| European Parliament | 4 / 31 |
| Benelux Parliament | 4 / 21 |
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie [ˈvɔl(ə)kspɑrˌtɛi voːr ˈvrɛiɦɛit ɛn deːmoːkra:ˈtsi], VVD) is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right that tries to promote private enterprise and economic liberalism.[4]
- ^ "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.
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- "Mark Rutte: The Netherlands' Mr. Normal". 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- Hans Keman (2008), "The Low Countries: Confrontation and Coalition in Segmented Societies", Comparative European Politics, Taylor & Francis, p. 221, ISBN 9780203946091, archived from the original on 3 January 2020, retrieved 17 March 2016
- Sean Lusk; Nick Birks (2014). Rethinking Public Strategy. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-137-37758-6. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- T. Banchoff (1999). Legitimacy and the European Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-415-18188-4. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- Andeweg R.B. and G.A. Irwin, Government & Politics in the Netherlands (2002), Palgrave, p. 48