Group Wilders

The Group Wilders (Groep Wilders) is a right-wing conservative Dutch political party that was started in August 2004 after Geert Wilders left the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (a liberal party) , after a disagreement about the political direction. No fellow parlementarians wished to join his new party, so since September 2nd, 2004, he forms an independent fraction of the Dutch parliament all alone.

Related Topics:
Conservative - August 2004 - Geert Wilders - People's Party for Freedom and Democracy - Liberal

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The "group" is currently only represented by Mr. Wilders, however opinion polls have indicated that if elections were held now, his party would gain more seats.

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The main issues the Group deals with is the integration of (Muslim) immigrants into Dutch society. Some people feel that there is space on the right of the political spectrum following the assassination of Pim Fortuyn and the subsequential disintegration of the List Pim Fortuyn. The group is said to sympathise with the neoconservative movement in the USA and the Edmund Burke Foundation in the Netherlands.

Related Topics:
Pim Fortuyn - List Pim Fortuyn - Neoconservative - USA - Edmund Burke Foundation

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