Democratic Political Turning Point (DPK, Dutch: Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt) was a political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded by Hero Brinkman, an independent member of the House of Representatives, formerly a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV). After Brinkman left the Party for Freedom he founded the Independent Citizens' Party (OBP). On 9 June 2012, Brinkman announced that the Independent Citizens' Party was merging with the Proud of the Netherlands (TON) party to form a new party: Democratic Political Turning Point. The party participated in the Dutch general election of 2012, but did not win any seats.[2][3] On 18 November 2012, TON reversed the merger and parted ways with Brinkman.[4]
Democratic Political Turning Point Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt | |
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| Leader | Hero Brinkman |
| Chairman | Theo Reijnen (Ad interim) |
| Founder | Hero Brinkman |
| Founded | 19 June 2012 |
| Dissolved | 18 November 2012 |
| Merger of | Proud of the Netherlands, Independent Citizens' Party |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism Social conservatism Nationalism Soft Euroscepticism Populism[1] |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Red, White, Blue & Orange |
References
edit- ^ Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
- ^ (in English) Populists Brinkman and TON unite, DutchNews.nl, 9 June 2012
- ^ (in English) New DPKP party marks a 'turning point', will fill gap on the right Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, DutchNews.nl, 19 June 2012
- ^ "Trots op Nederland verder zonder Brinkman". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 18 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.