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| | The '''Forum for Democracy''' (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Forum voor Democratie'') is a [[National conservatism|national conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] political party in the [[Netherlands]], founded on September 22, 2016, by [[Thierry Baudet]], a historian and author, and accompanied by the lawyer Theo Hiddema. | | The '''Forum for Democracy''' (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Forum voor Democratie'') is a [[National conservatism|national conservative]] and [[Euroskeptic]] political party in the [[Netherlands]], founded on September 22, 2016, by [[Thierry Baudet]], a historian and author, and accompanied by the lawyer Theo Hiddema. |
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| | + | In the March 2019 provincial elections, the Forum for Democracy – running on a strong anti-mass migration platform – performed extremely well, going from having zero seats in the Dutch Senate to becoming the largest party in the chamber.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Lane, Oliver JJ (March 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/03/21/new-populist-party-goes-from-zero-seats-to-largest-party-in-dutch-election/ New Populist Party Goes from Zero Seats to Largest Party in Dutch Election]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 21, 2019. |
| | + | *Sterling, Toby; Meijer, Bart H. (March 20, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-elections-exit-poll/dutch-government-loses-senate-majority-amid-populist-surge-idUSKCN1R12Q6 Dutch government loses Senate majority amid populist surge]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved March 21, 2019. |
| | + | *Schaart, Eline (March 20, 2019). [https://www.politico.eu/article/mark-rutte-to-lose-senate-majority-after-dutch-local-elections/ Far-right populists score stunning win in Dutch provincial vote]. ''Politico''. Retrieved March 21, 2019. |
| | + | *Henley, Jon (March 21, 2019). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/21/anti-immigration-fvd-party-wins-most-votes-netherlands-election Anti-immigration populists surge in fragmented Dutch elections]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved March 21, 2019. |
| | + | *[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47648086 Dutch populist vote surge costs PM Rutte senate majority]. ''BBC News''. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019. |
| | + | *Crisp, James (March 21, 2019). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/21/anti-immigrant-dutch-party-surges-regional-elections-days-utrecht/ Anti-immigrant Dutch party surges in regional election days after Utrecht attack]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved March 21, 2019.</ref> |
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| | + | ==References== |
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