Party for the Future
The Party for the Future (Dutch: Partij voor de Toekomst) was a political party in the Netherlands.
Party for the Future Partij voor de Toekomst | |
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| Abbreviation | PvdT |
| Chairperson | Henk Otten[1] |
| Founders | Henk Krol Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen |
| Founded | 3 May 2020[2] |
| Dissolved | 18 October 2020 |
| Split from | 50PLUS Forum for Democracy |
| Succeeded by | Group Otten Henk Krol List |
| Ideology | Liberalism[3] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right[3] |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Senate | 2 / 75
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| House of Representatives | 0 / 150
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| States-Provincial | 4 / 570
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| European Parliament | 1 / 29
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| Website | |
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In 2020, it had two seats in the Senate, where it used the name Caucus-Otten (Dutch: Fractie-Otten).
The party planned to participate in the next election on 17 March 2021.[4]
History
changeThe Party for the Future made its beginning as the "Group Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen" in the House of Representatives. Henk Krol left 50PLUS on 3 May 2020 and started the Party for the Future with Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen.[5]
On 28 June 2020, the party Group Otten became a part of the Party for the Future.[6]
Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen left the party on 5 August 2020.[7]
On 18 October 2020, Henk Krol also left the party, because he did not agree with the decision to fire the party's treasurer.[4] Furthermore, one of his employees received a threat from the party's secretary.[4]
Sources
change- ↑ "Afvallige FvD'ers sluiten zich aan bij partij Henk Krol". Trouw (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Partij voor de Toekomst". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Partij Henk Otten wordt 'het geoliede motorblok' achter Henk Krol". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Aa, Edwin van der; Winterman, Peter (18 October 2020). "Henk Krol weg bij Partij voor de Toekomst, medewerker bedreigd: 'Ik weet je te vinden!'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ↑ "50Plus MPs accuse Henk Krol of back stabbing and seat grabbing". DutchNews.nl. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ↑ "Fusie politieke partijen Henk Krol en Henk Otten". NOS (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Winterman, Peter (5 August 2020). "Femke Merel van Kooten vertrekt bij nieuwe partij Henk Krol: 'Ik laat me niet langer muilkorven'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Other websites
change- Official website (in Dutch)
