Party for the Netherlands

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Party for the Netherlands
Partij voor Nederland
Leader Hilbrand Nawijn
Chairman Hilbrand Nawijn
FoundedAugust 22, 2006 (2006-08-22)
DissolvedUnknown
Split from LPF
Preceded by Nawijn Group
Headquarters The Hague
Ideology Fortuynism
Conservative liberalism
Political position Right-wing
Colours Orange & Blue
Seats in the Senate
0 / 75
Seats in the House of Representatives
0 / 150
Seats in the European Parliament
0 / 25

Party for the Netherlands (Dutch : Partij voor Nederland) (PVN) is a Dutch right-wing Fortuynist political party founded in August 2006 by Hilbrand Nawijn, a member of the Dutch House of Representatives.

The party was considered one of several splinter groups from the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party aiming to become the successor of the LPF. Its list for the 2006 election contained former LPF members such as Gerard van As, Paul Meijer and Willem van der Velden.

After a dismal result of the party in the 2006 election, Hilbrand Nawijn stepped down from national politics. The future of the party itself is uncertain. [1]

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