Proud of the Netherlands

Infobox_Dutch_Political_Party
party_name = Trots op Nederland
(TON)
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party_wikicolourid = SGP
leader = Rita Verdonk
foundation = 2007
ideology = Conservative liberalism,
Dutch nationalism,
Right-wing
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colours = Orange / blue-white-red-orange
headquarters = Postbus 60
2501 CB Den Haag
website = [http://www.trotsopnederland.com/ www.trotsopnederland.com]

Proud of the Netherlands ( _nl. Trots op Nederland, Trots op NL) is the proposed political movement announced by Dutch independent MP Rita Verdonk on 17 October 2007. She declared her movement would consist of "sympathizers" and, like the Party for Freedom, would not have a membership structure.

The party (or movement) has been labeled as right winged and conservative-liberal by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad [Heerma van Voss, Sandra "Verdonk will ferm zijn, niet bot' in NRC Handelsblad, April 4, 2008, pp. 1,3 "Het is een nieuwe, rechtse loot aan de stam in het Nederlandse politieke landschap."
"Met deze brede, conservatief-liberale koers, ondersteund door een hypermoderne website [..] "] . The newspaper Trouw [cite web
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quote=Met de beweging Trots op Nederland (TON) kan in ons land nu voor het eerst, sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog, worden gekozen voor een expliciet nationalistische partij ] , which is known for its anti-right-wing views, has labeled the party "explicitly nationalist".

Verdonk stated that she wants to use the party's own Wiki as a debating platform between citizens.

An opinion poll by Interview-NSS taken in week 42 of 2007, showed that Verdonk's movement would obtain 9.9% of the parliamentary vote, with losses for the VVD, PVV and SP. [cite news | title = Groepering Verdonk wint fors in peiling | url = http://www.nu.nl/news/1281055/11/Groepering_Verdonk_wint_fors_in_peiling.html | publisher = Nu.nl | date = 2007-10-19] [cite web | title = Politieke Barometer week 42 - 19 oktober 2007 | url = http://www.politiekebarometer.nl/archief_polibar_popup.cfm?uid=207 | publisher = Interview-NSS | date = 2007-10-19] Polls by TNS-Nipo and Maurice de Hond (Peil.nl) even indicated that the party would take second place. [ [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/28757/new_dutch_party_debuts_in_second_place New Dutch Party Debuts in Second Place: Angus Reid Global Monitor ] ] [cite web | title = Nieuw Haags Peil van 28 oktober 2007 | url = http://www.peil.nl/?2371 | publisher = Peil.nl | date = 2007-10-28]

On 3 April 2008, Verdonk officially launched the party. A subsequent poll by Maurice De Hond indicated that Proud of the Netherlands and the PvdA would be tied for the second place with 22 seats each, in the Dutch Parliament which counts 150 seats. [ [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/30451/cda_leads_verdonk_gains_in_netherlands CDA Leads, Verdonk Gains in Netherlands: Angus Reid Global Monitor ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.trotsopnederland.com Proud of the Netherlands (official site)]
* [http://www.ritaverdonk.net/ Weblog of Rita Verdonk] Dutch language