2002 Dutch general election
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General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 2002. The elections were amongst the most dramatic in Dutch history, not just in terms of the electoral results, as they were completely oversh
Hans Dijkstal (VVD)
Thom de Graaf (D66)
Pim Fortuyn announced his candidacy on 20 August 2001
Following controversial comments, Livable Netherlands sacked Fortuyn and named Fred Teeven (pictured) as his replacement.
Pim Fortuyn List
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The Pim Fortuyn List was a political party in the Netherlands that existed from 2002 to 2008 at a national level and was named after its eponymous founder Pim Fortuyn, a former university professor an
2002 Dutch general election
…9 February 2002 in which he called Islam achterlijk and criticized the constitution of the Netherlands, LN expelled him. Fortuyn promptly founded the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and, while simultaneously heading Livable Rotterdam, secured a victory in the 6 March municipal elections, ending Labour's post-WWII supremacy…
LPF 2002 election poster featuring Pim Fortuyn with his slogan "At your service!"
Eduard Bomhoff, Deputy Prime Minister in the First Balkenende cabinet.