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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
ColoursOrange
Website
onafhankelijkeburgerpartij.nl

The Onafhankelijke Burger Partij (English: Independent Citizens' Party, OBP) was a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded by Hero Brinkman. Brinkman was elected as Member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) in 2006 and 2010. In 2012, 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. After leaving PVV he retained his seat and founded the OBP with intention to participate in the Dutch general election of 2012. On June 9, 2012, he announced that the OBP would merge with the party Trots op Nederland to form a new party, the Democratic Political Turning Point (Dutch: Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt, DPK).[2][3] The merger did not occur, after Trots op Nederland announced on November 17 as their management was unsatisfied with the conditions.

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  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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