Netherlands
Party for Freedom
Right-wing populism
Founded by Geert Wilders and won the largest share in the 2023 election. Campaigns on a halt to asylum immigration, restrictions on Islamic institutions, and an end to Dutch contributions to the European Union.
- Founded
- 2006
- Positions as of
- 2023 general election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Nation and the world
Central pledge is an asylum freeze and opt-out from EU migration rules; has campaigned for withdrawal from the EU.
Religion and the state
Has proposed closing Islamic schools and banning the Quran and mosques — positions the party set aside as unenforceable when entering government.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Well documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Verkiezingsprogramma · Partij voor de Vrijheid · 2023
- Hoofdlijnenakkoord · PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB · 2024
Logo: Parti pour la liberte logo November 2024.png · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons.