Forum for Democracy
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Forum for Democracy 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 ye
Thierry Baudet, founder and leader of the party
2025 Dutch general election
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Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 October 2025 to elect the members of the House of Representatives. The elections had been expected to be held in 2028, but a snap election wa
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…subsequently left the European Parliament. In August 2024, it joined the Europe of Sovereign Nations with Alternative for Germany. In the run-up to the 2025 Dutch general election, the FvD announced Lidewij de Vos would replace Baudet as lead candidate. She had previously stood in for Baudet in the House of Representatives when…
Voting ballot for the elections in Delft
Wilders attending a protest against an asylum seeker center in Helmond in July 2025
Delft City Hall as a polling station on election day 2025