Liberty in The Netherlands
The history of Libertarian parties around the world is often short-lived. Many Libertarian parties in countries like New-Zealand, Canada, France and The Netherlands tried to capture seats in parliament, but failed to get enough votes. The Netherlands has had a libertarian movement since the 1970’s, which decided to participate in the elections of 1994 with only 5 volunteers. They received 2.754 votes in total, too few to gain a seat in the Dutch parliament.
However, on April 23rd this year the board members of the Dutch Libertarian Party (LP) decided that this is the time to participate in the upcoming elections on the 12th of September. There are two reasons behind this decision. First, the libertarian movement in the Netherlands is much bigger now than it was 18 years ago. Due to the internet, and enthusiasm for the freedom movement abroad, the Dutch Libertarian movement has grown by leaps and bounds and has become much more professional. Second, government has drastically increased in size and scope, taxes are on the rise and a powerful central supra-national government in Brussels is expanding rapidly. The libertarian message is more important than it ever was and it has more fertile ground than it ever had in the past.
The LP now has over 300 volunteers to participate in the upcoming elections, which is sizeable in a country as small as the Netherlands. We stand a good chance to win a seat in parliament, which will mean a great victory for the liberty movement in Holland and Europe. The Libertarian Party is exploiting a political vacuum on the right, because all other political parties support curtailing personal and economic freedom, and advocate tax increases to reduce our deficit. There is no small government political alternative at the moment, and with the LP in the political arena, this is going to change.
Unfortunately, the Dutch government has placed several obstacles in our way. New political parties have to pay €400,- to register their name and €10.000,- to participate in the elections. Because of these expenses our campaign budget is now down to €8.000,-. We therefore want to reach out to liberty minded people around the world to donate to the LP.
Because The Netherlands is only small country we will need around 64,000 votes to win a seat in parliament. With a seat in parliament we will have a chance to spread the message of liberty in The Netherlands and beyond. This is very doable! A modest donation of $10,- or $15,- will really make a difference since the biggest Dutch political party will only spend 1,2 million euros in this election. Because we are fully a volunteer organization, we will be able to stretch our campaign budget very far. Your donation, as small as it is, will go a very long way towards spreading the ideas of liberty in the Netherlands.
Please donate and help us have a libertarian voice in Dutch politics.
Imre Wessels & Mels de Zeeuw
Website:
http://www.libertarischepartij.nl/
Candidates: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweede_Kamerverkiezingen_2012/Kandidatenlijst/Libertarische_Partij
Donation:
ING 9430399
IBAN NL14INGB0009430399
BIC INGBNL2A
Edit: We had a special event, at this event we projected the words "bankrupt" on the Dutch Central Bank.
Here is a video of the event.
You can also donate via our website, http://www.libertarischepartij.nl/
On the right side, there is a bar called "Doneer via Paypal".
By clicking on the "doneer" button you can donate via Paypal.
The history of Libertarian parties around the world is often short-lived. Many Libertarian parties in countries like New-Zealand, Canada, France and The Netherlands tried to capture seats in parliament, but failed to get enough votes. The Netherlands has had a libertarian movement since the 1970’s, which decided to participate in the elections of 1994 with only 5 volunteers. They received 2.754 votes in total, too few to gain a seat in the Dutch parliament.
However, on April 23rd this year the board members of the Dutch Libertarian Party (LP) decided that this is the time to participate in the upcoming elections on the 12th of September. There are two reasons behind this decision. First, the libertarian movement in the Netherlands is much bigger now than it was 18 years ago. Due to the internet, and enthusiasm for the freedom movement abroad, the Dutch Libertarian movement has grown by leaps and bounds and has become much more professional. Second, government has drastically increased in size and scope, taxes are on the rise and a powerful central supra-national government in Brussels is expanding rapidly. The libertarian message is more important than it ever was and it has more fertile ground than it ever had in the past.
The LP now has over 300 volunteers to participate in the upcoming elections, which is sizeable in a country as small as the Netherlands. We stand a good chance to win a seat in parliament, which will mean a great victory for the liberty movement in Holland and Europe. The Libertarian Party is exploiting a political vacuum on the right, because all other political parties support curtailing personal and economic freedom, and advocate tax increases to reduce our deficit. There is no small government political alternative at the moment, and with the LP in the political arena, this is going to change.
Unfortunately, the Dutch government has placed several obstacles in our way. New political parties have to pay €400,- to register their name and €10.000,- to participate in the elections. Because of these expenses our campaign budget is now down to €8.000,-. We therefore want to reach out to liberty minded people around the world to donate to the LP.
Because The Netherlands is only small country we will need around 64,000 votes to win a seat in parliament. With a seat in parliament we will have a chance to spread the message of liberty in The Netherlands and beyond. This is very doable! A modest donation of $10,- or $15,- will really make a difference since the biggest Dutch political party will only spend 1,2 million euros in this election. Because we are fully a volunteer organization, we will be able to stretch our campaign budget very far. Your donation, as small as it is, will go a very long way towards spreading the ideas of liberty in the Netherlands.
Please donate and help us have a libertarian voice in Dutch politics.
Imre Wessels & Mels de Zeeuw
Website:
http://www.libertarischepartij.nl/
Candidates: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweede_Kamerverkiezingen_2012/Kandidatenlijst/Libertarische_Partij
Donation:
ING 9430399
IBAN NL14INGB0009430399
BIC INGBNL2A
Edit: We had a special event, at this event we projected the words "bankrupt" on the Dutch Central Bank.
Here is a video of the event.
You can also donate via our website, http://www.libertarischepartij.nl/
On the right side, there is a bar called "Doneer via Paypal".
By clicking on the "doneer" button you can donate via Paypal.
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