Onafhankelijke Burger Partij

The Onafhankelijke Burger Partij (English: Independent Citizens' Party, OBP) is a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded by Hero Brinkman, a Member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV). Brinkman left the PVV after repeatedly criticising the lack of democracy within that party, as well as its negative generalisations about certain groups in society. He then founded the OBP and intended it to participate in the Dutch general election of 2012; however, on June 9, 2012 he announced that the OBP was to merge with the party Trots op Nederland to form a new party, the Democratic Political Turning Point (Dutch: Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt, DPK).[2][3] However, Trots op Nederland announced on November 17 that the merger of the OBP with the Trots would be reversed, because the Trots' management was unsatisfied with it.

Onafhankelijke Burger Partij

Onafhankelijke Burger Partij
FounderHero Brinkman
FoundedApril 24, 2012 November 17th, 2012
DissolvedJune 19, 2012 (re-founded on November 17th)
Split fromParty for Freedom
Merged intoDemocratic Political Turning Point (dissolved on November 17th)
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Soft Euroscepticism
anti-Islam
Populism[1]
Political positionRight-wing
European affiliationNone
International affiliationNone
European Parliament groupNone
ColoursOrange
Website
onafhankelijkeburgerpartij.nl
  • Politics of Netherlands
  • Political parties
  • Elections

References
  1. Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin Politics and Governance in the Netherlands, Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49
  2. (in English) Hero Brinkman quits the PVV, opposition call for new elections, DutchNews.nl, March 20, 2012
  3. (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, June 19, 2012
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