Independent Citizens' Party

Independent Citizens' Party
Onafhankelijke Burger Partij
Founder Hero Brinkman
Founded

April 24, 2012

November 17th, 2012
Dissolved June 19, 2012 (re-founded on November 17th)
Split from Party for Freedom
Merged into Democratic Political Turning Point (dissolved on November 17th)
Ideology Conservative liberalism, soft Euroscepticism, anti-Islam, populism[1]
Political position Right-wing
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
European Parliament group None
Colours Orange
Website
onafhankelijkeburgerpartij.nl
Politics of Netherlands
Political parties
Elections

The Independent Citizens' Party (Dutch: Onafhankelijke Burger Partij, OBP) is a political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded by Hero Brinkman, a Member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV). Brinkman left the Party for Freedom after he had repeatedly criticised the lack of democracy within the party as well as their negative generalisations about certain groups in society. He founded the Independent Citizens' Party and was going to participate in the Dutch general election of 2012 but on June 9, 2012 he announced that the Independent Citizens' Party was merging with the Proud of the Netherlands party to form a new party; the Democratic Political Turning Point.[2][3] However, Proud of the Netherlands announced on November 17th that the merger with the Independent Citizens' Party to the Democratic Political Turning Point would become dissolved because the Proud' management was unsatisfied.

References

  1. ↑ Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
  2. ↑ (English) Hero Brinkman quits the PVV, opposition call for new elections, DutchNews.nl, March 20, 2012
  3. ↑ (English) New DPKP party marks a 'turning point', will fill gap on the right, DutchNews.nl, June 19, 2012

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