Forum for Democracy

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Forum for Democracy (Dutch: Forum voor Democratie [ˈfoːrʏɱ voːr ˌdeːmoːkraːˈ(t)si], FVD or FvD) is a far-right political party in the Netherlands, originally founded as a think tank by Thierry Baudet and Henk Otten in 2015 before registering itself as a party the following year. The FVD 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 a conservative liberal and Eurosceptic movement positioned on the right-wing of the political spectrum. During its initial years, the FVD was defined as a national conservative political party focused on opposing Dutch membership of the European Union, political reform and protection of Dutch culture. Following the 2017 general election, the FVD saw a period of popularity in opinion polls and grew to become the largest party during the 2019 Dutch provincial elections. However, it underwent an ideological change and adopted increasingly radical policies...

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