The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right, which promotes private enterprise and economic liberalism.
Doe, DoE, or DOE may refer to:
The New Front for Democracy and Development was a social-democratic political alliance in Suriname. At the legislative elections, the alliance won 41.2% of the popular votes and 23 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. And at the elections of 2010 the party won 14 out of the 51 seats. The alliance is formed by:
The National Party of Suriname is a social democratic political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, and it has been in government for a total of over 40 years. Of the 16 general elections held in Suriname, the party or a coalition it was a leading part of finished in first place 11 times. The party tends to be more popular among Afro-Surinamese and multiracial people.
The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy was a political party in Suriname.
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics is a political party in Suriname founded on 29 April 1973.
The National Assembly is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly is situated in the former park house at the Independence Square in Paramaribo, after a fire destroyed the old building of representation on 1 August 1996.
Barthold Charles (Bart) de Liefde is a Dutch former politician and field hockey umpire. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 19 February 2016. He focused on matters of culture, sports and games of chance.
Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July, Santokhi was elected president by acclamation in an uncontested election. He was inaugurated on 16 July.
Ben Swagerman is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. Swagerman was a member of the Senate for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between June 2011 and June 2015 and served once more from November 2015 to July 2016. He has been chair of the BOA-platform since 1 January 2020.
Forum for Democracy is a conservative and right-wing populist Eurosceptic political party in the Netherlands that was 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. In the 2019 provincial elections, it won the most seats out of any party, although 61 out of 86 representatives have since defected.
DENK is a political party in the Netherlands. It is legally registered as "Politieke Beweging Denk".
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2020. The elections occurred concurrently with an economic crisis in Suriname, as well as the COVID-19 crisis.
JA21 is a political party in the Netherlands, currently active in the Senate as the Nanninga Group. It was founded in December 2020 by Joost Eerdmans and Annabel Nanninga after leaving Forum for Democracy on 26 November 2020. The party participated in the general election on 17 March 2021.
Nilüfer Gündoğan is a Dutch politician, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives. She was elected to the House in the 2021 general election on behalf of Volt Netherlands. In February 2022 she was suspended from its parliamentary group, following internal reports of unacceptable behavior. Gündoğan had before worked as a consultant and manager.
Jeanet M.P. van der Laan is a Dutch retired footballer, teacher, and politician of the social liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
Frederik J.H. "Freek" Jansen is a Dutch politician of the right-wing populist party Forum for Democracy (FvD). He serves as a member of the House of Representatives and was the chair of the FvD's youth wing.
Theodoris Bernardus Jubitana was a Surinamese administrator and politician. He was captain of the indigenous village Hollandse Kamp since 2011. In addition, he was chairman of the Association of Indigenous Village Heads Suriname (VIDS) since 2017 and leader of the political party Amazon Party Suriname (APS) since 2019. He died in July 2021 from the effects of COVID-19.
