Forum for Democracy Forum voor Democratie | |
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Abbreviation | FvD |
Leader | Thierry Baudet[1] |
Chairperson | Thierry Baudet |
Leader in the House of Representatives | Thierry Baudet |
Leader in the Senate | Johan Dessing |
Founders | Thierry Baudet Henk Otten |
Founded | 1 September 2016[2] |
Headquarters | Herengracht 74, Amsterdam |
Youth wing | Jongerenorganisatie Forum voor Democratie (JFvD) |
Think tank | Renaissance Institute |
Membership (January 2024) | 61,633[3] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right[7] |
European affiliation | ECR (2019–2020) ESN (since 2024) |
European Parliament group | ECR (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 | |
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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]