Belang van Nederland

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Interest of the Netherlands
Belang van Nederland
AbbreviationBVNL
LeaderWybren van Haga[1]
ChairpersonWybren van Haga[1]
Leader in the House
of Representatives		Wybren van Haga
Founders
Founded7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
Split fromForum for Democracy
HeadquartersPalletweg 32, Haarlem
Membership (2023)Increase 6,305[2]
IdeologyRight-wing populism[3]
Conservative liberalism[1]
Classical liberalism[4][5]
Direct democracy
Euroscepticism[6]
Political positionRight-wing[7] to far-right[8][9]
Colours  Navy blue
Senate
0 / 75
House of Representatives
0 / 150
Provincial councils
0 / 570
Website
www.bvnl.nl

Belang van Nederland (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈlɑŋ vɑ ˈneːdərlɑnt]; lit. 'Interest of the Netherlands'; BVNL) is a political party in the Netherlands, led by Wybren van Haga. Between 2021 and 2023, it was active in the House of Representatives as the independent Van Haga Group (Dutch: Groep Van Haga). Its three MPs split from Forum for Democracy in August 2021.[1]

History

BVNL was founded by

Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. He was joined by two former FvD MPs Hans Smolders and Olaf Ephraim.[10][11][12] The group subsequently founded the independent group Groep Van Haga. In August 2021, Van Haga announced his intention to start a new political party.[13][14][1]

The party participated in the 2023 general election, but was unable to win a seat.[15] Notable individuals on the party's candidate list were former 50PLUS politician Henk Krol and MMA fighter Alistair Overeem.[16] The latter functioned as lijstduwer.[17]

Ideology

Van Haga claimed that BVNL will be a

socially conservative on LGBT and gender issues than the FvD and JA21, which also split off from the FvD, and more focused on economic liberalism.[21]

Election results

House of Representatives

Election Lijsttrekker Votes % Seats +/– Government
2023 Wybren van Haga 52,913 0.51 (#16)
0 / 150
 New Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election List Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2024
List
 23,032 0.37 (#17)
0 / 31
 New –

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Belang van Nederland (BVNL) | Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP)" (in Dutch). Dnpp.nl. 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (in Dutch). 23 September 2021. Archived
    from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ook populistische partijen BBB, JA21, BVNL en PVV voeden steeds de haat tegen journalisten" [Populist parties BBB, JA21, BVNL and PVV also feed the hatred against journalists]. BNNVARA (in Dutch). 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Van Haga lanceert zijn nieuwe partij: BVNL" [Van Haga launches its new party: BVNL]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Nieuwe partij Van Haga gaat Belang van Nederland heten (BVNL)" [Van Haga's new party will be called Belang van Nederland (BVNL)]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Standpunten | BVNL | Belang van Nederland". BVNL. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Niederlande: Mitte-Links Wahlbündnis von Timmermans liegt in Umfragen vorne" [Netherlands: Timmermans' centre-left electoral alliance is ahead in polls]. Euractiv (in German). 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ "What's all the fuss about the far right in the Netherlands?". Dutch News. 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ^ Markus, Niels (13 October 2023). "Rechts van de VVD vormt zich een kluitje partijen die steeds meer op elkaar lijken" [To the right of the VVD, a cluster of parties is forming that are increasingly similar]. Trouw. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Van Haga neemt afstand van 5 mei-poster van Forum voor Democratie" [Van Haga distances himself from the 5 May poster of Forum for Democracy]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. NRC. Archived
    from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Scheuring in Forum: Kamerlid Van Haga splitst zich af met twee anderen" [Split in Forum: MP Van Haga splits with two others]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Van Haga begint eigen partij: BV NL" [Van Haga starts own party: BV NL]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. NRC. Archived
    from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Uitslagen Tweede Kamer 2023" [Results House of Representatives 2023]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Henk Krol wil namens Belang van Nederland weer de Kamer in" [Henk Krol wants to return to Parliament on behalf of the Belang van Nederland]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Kickbockser Alistair Overeem als lijstduwer op kandidatenlijst BVNL voor verkiezingen" [Kickboxer Alistair Overeem as a lijstduwer on the BVNL candidate list for elections]. AD (in Dutch). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Nieuwe partij Smolders heet Belang van Nederland" [New party Smolders is called Interest of the Netherlands]. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 3 July 2021 [2 July 2021]. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Standpunten | BVNL | Belang van Nederland". Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Wybren van Haga | Tweede Kamerlid | Belang van Nederland". BVNL. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  21. BNR. 5 July 2021. Archived
    from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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