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Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn, LPF) is a political party in the Netherlands. 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Pim Fortuyn and his party
Pim Fortuyn began organising the party on February 11, 2002, the day after he had been dismissed as lijsttrekker by the Leefbaar Nederland party. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim Fortuyn (pɪm fɔʁtœʏn ( February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a controversial openly gay charismatic Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Livable Netherlands (in Dutch Leefbaar Nederland, LN was a Dutch populist Political party. The new party would have allowed him to take part in the May 15 parliamentary elections. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Fortuyn was a forceful debater. He was a strong critic of the government of the day.
On March 21 the party announced its list of candidates, most of whom had no previous political background. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The party's main political issues were:
- Tougher action against immigrants who did not assimilate into Dutch culture
- Stronger measures to fight crime
- Less bureaucracy in government
- Reduction of teacher shortages in schools
- Shortening of waiting lists for hospital treatment
The immigration issue caused heated debates. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Bureaucracy is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity usually in large organizations and government A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for Debate ( American English) or debating ( British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational Argument. Fortuyn was accused of being a racist, an accusation he denied. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that He did not advocate deporting immigrants already in the country, nor closing all borders, though he did advocate setting an immigration quota that would prohibit Muslims from entering the country. Deportation, not to be confused with Extradition, generally means the expulsion of someone from a place or Country. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. In addition, he advocated revoking the first article of the Dutch constitution which prohibited discrimination, if that article would conflict with the right guaranteed in the constitutional article of freedom of speech, which allowed him to freely tackle the problem of Muslim immigrants being unable to assimilate into Dutch Culture. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity That statement was widely understood as a plea against the first article itself.
The assassination of Fortuyn
Fortuyn was assassinated on May 6. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Even though the assassin, Volkert van der Graaf, was caught immediately, members of the LPF floated a vast array of conspiracy theories about who they thought were ultimately responsible for the murder. Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is the confessed Murderer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948 – Hilversum, 6 May A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment
However, the investigators of the crime could not find evidence that suggested the murderer had acted with others.
The 2002 elections, and participation in the first Balkenende cabinet
The party decided to maintain Fortuyn's candidacy for the elections, and delay naming a new leader until after the elections. The elections proved a great success for the LPF. They won 26 seats out of 150, becoming the second-largest party in parliament. It is still unclear how many voters based their choice on political conviction and how many voted for the LPF because its leader had been murdered; many voters gave one or both reasons. Mat Herben was chosen to be the new party leader. Mathieu ("Mat" Herben (born July 15, 1952) is a Dutch politician and a member of the List Pim Fortuyn. Together with the CDA (Christian Democrats) and the VVD (Liberals) the party formed part of the governing coalition, supplying several members of Balkenende's cabinet. The Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA) (Christen Democratisch Appèl is a Dutch Christian-democratic Political party. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party.
Chaos started the day the cabinet was installed. Only nine hours after the queen had sworn in the cabinet members, junior minister Philomena Bijlhout had to resign, following an event at the post-ceremony press conference. A journalist showed her a photograph of her wearing a military uniform, in a militia of Dési Bouterse, and Bijlhout identified herself in the photo. Desiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born October 13, 1945) has been a military sports instructor coup leader army leader and a Politician The photograph proved that she had been a member of the militia for longer than she had previously admitted, through the period of the notorious Suriname "December murders" in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Balkenende and Herben forced her to resign following this revelation. A new controversy developed after Bijlhout stated that she would not give up the unemployment benefits she was entitled to for two years, based on her ministerial salary. The party experienced great difficulty in finding a replacement for her in the cabinet, to the increasing impatience of the other coalition parties.
A few days later, July 26, the new minister for health, Eduard Bomhoff, was reportedly wanting to dismiss one of his top officials, Peter van Lieshout. Eduard Jan Bomhoff (born September 30 1944 is a Dutch Economist and Academic, and was Minister of Health Welfare and Sport in the First However, the employment of top officials in the Netherlands is coordinated by the ministry of internal affairs and the minister Johan Remkes said he needed good grounds before dismissing somebody. Johannes Wijnandus (Johan Remkes (born in Oosterbroek ( Groningen) on 15 June 1951) became a member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Lieshout was eventually transferred to another department.
Continuous bickering and scandals within the LPF party as a whole, within the LPF parliament faction, between LPF ministers and high-ranking government officials and between LPF officials and the press went on daily for two months. Party officials came and went. The LPF lost two seats in parliament when Winnie de Jong and Cor Eberhard left the party and started a new faction, after they accused the party of lack of internal democracy. Mat Herben was replaced by Harry Wijnschenk as parliamentary faction leader. In the few weeks that Wijnschenk presided things got out of hand even further. Herben was reinstated the day before the cabinet fell.
On October 16, after only 86 days, the new cabinet fell, mainly because the CDA and VVD faction leaders found the LPF to be a liability. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The reason for this was the open animosity between the two LPF ministers, Eduard Bomhoff (vice prime minister) and Herman Heinsbroek (soon claiming this post for himself, with support of the faction leader). Hermanus Philippus Johannes Bernardus Heinsbroek (born January 12 1951 is a Dutch Entrepreneur and was Minister of Economic Affairs in the First But in an interview with Elsevier on April 12, 2006, Maxime Verhagen, the then parliamentary leader of the CDA, said that this feud was not the actual reason for the fall of the cabinet, but the fact that Harry Wijnschenk was threatened -with a pistol - by someone from his own party. Elsevier is a Dutch weekly Magazine with a circulation of over 140000 copies Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (born 14 September 1956) is a Dutch Politician. Wijnschenk supposedly informed Verhagen of this threat in Verhagen's office the same day the cabinet fell, but Wijnschenk himself denies this.
Elections 2003 and internal disagreement
A political poll held the day before the cabinet fell, showed that popular support for the LPF had vanished. If new elections would be held, the LPF would lose 23 of its original 26 seats in parliament. Mat Herben, back in office of parliamentary party leaders for one day when the cabinet fell, argued on television that the LPF should choose Heinsbroek as political leader to lead the party toward the new elections that by law had to be held within 83 days, only to learn the next day that Heinsbroek publicly stated he was considering starting his own party - later registered as Lijst Nieuwe Politiek. Winnie de Jong also established her own party: Conservatieven. nl.
Two days after the fall of the cabinet Harry Wijnschenk, who had clearly been unable to lead the party and had unanimously been asked to resign and hand back the position to his predecessor Mat Herben, decided to leave the LPF and continue as a one man parliamentary faction.
Mat Herben led the party to the elections of January 22, 2003. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. During the campaign, the party recovered slightly from a low point in the polls of only two seats, and ended up with 8 seats. By 2005 however, polls showed a further drop to just one seat.
In August 2004, the eight Members of Parliament for the LPF separated themselves from the rest of the party, and continued on their own. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " They wanted to keep LPF as their party's name, but obviously the "other" LPF refused to share their name. The chaos continued when in 2005, member of parliament Hilbrand Nawijn started another controversy because of his association with Filip Dewinter, leader of the Belgian Vlaams Belang. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (born August 8, 1948) is a Dutch Politician, a former Member of the Dutch Parliament, and until Philip Michel Frans "Filip" Dewinter (born September 11, 1962, Bruges) is a Flemish Politician in Belgium. Vlaams Belang ( English: Flemish Interest) is an anti-immigration right-wing Political party in the Flemish Community of Belgium This led to his separation of the fraction, forming his own one man party Group Nawijn. Group Nawijn (Groep Nawijn is a Dutch Right-wing Fortuynist Political faction founded by Dutch parliament member Hilbrand Nawijn Nawijn is seen as a non-figure in Dutch politics, and polled for no seats in parliament. The connection with the Vlaams Belang is over; he said there are no structural connections planned. The last polls before the 2006 General Election correctly predicted the LPF not gathering enough votes to reach the Tweede Kamer.
2006 elections
The LPF participated in the 2006 Dutch elections under the name Lijst Vijf Fortuyn (List Five Fortuyn). The 2006 Dutch general elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday November 22, 2006, and followed the call for new elections after On September 25, 2006, the party released their campaign commercial, which features a new party leader coming down from "heaven" with a parachute, presenting himself as a "reincarnation" of Pim Fortuyn. [1] Marten Fortuyn, brother of the slain politician Pim Fortuyn, reacted on the campaign spot, saying that it was "outrageous and tasteless. "[2]
During the elections, Lijst Vijf Fortuyn did not receive enough votes to secure a seat in the Tweede Kamer. On a general assembly of the party it is decided that the party will dissolve itself from the first of January 2008. Local branches will go on.
External links
- Official web site
- The Tragedy of Pim Fortuyn, Catholic perspective
- (Dutch) Het gewraakte LPF-spotje Campaign Spot for the 2006 elections
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