Party for the Future

The Party for the Future (Dutch: Partij voor de Toekomst; [pɑrˈtɛi voːr də ˈtukɔmst]) was a short-lived political party in the Netherlands that had been active in the House of Representatives as the Group Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen (Dutch: Groep Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen). Founded in May 2020, it had intended to participate in the 2021 general election, but was dissolved in October 2020 due to internal disagreements.[6]

Not to be confused with Party of the Future, Estonian Party for the Future, or For the Future (political party).

Party for the Future

Partij voor de Toekomst
AbbreviationPvdT
LeaderHenk Krol
ChairpersonHenk Otten[1]
FoundersHenk Krol
Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen
Founded3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) (split from 50PLUS);
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) (merged with Group Otten)[2]
Dissolved18 October 2020 (2020-10-18)
Succeeded byGroup Otten
Henk Krol List
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-right[3]
Colours  Yellow
Website
pvdt.nl

History

Foundation and merger with Group Otten
Henk Krol, co-founder and former party leader

The Party for the Future (PvdT) was founded on 3 May 2020 by independent members of the House of Representatives Henk Krol and Femke Merel van Kooten-Arissen.[2] The former had been the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS since 10 September 2014, but left the party on 3 May 2020 following an internal dispute with the rest of the party's leadership.[7][8] The latter had been active as an independent MP since her departure from the Party for the Animals on 16 July 2019, and had become a member of 50PLUS in December 2019.[2]

Since the party was not formally elected into the House of Representatives, the name "Group Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen" (Dutch: Groep Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen) had to be used for the new parliamentary group formed by Krol and Van Kooten-Arissen.

In June 2020, negotiations between the Group Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen and Senators Henk Otten and Jeroen de Vries led to the merger of Group Otten (GO) – a party that split from Forum for Democracy – into the Party for the Future.[4][9]

Departure of Van Kooten-Arissen and Krol

On 5 August 2020, Van Kooten-Arissen announced that she had ended her cooperation with Krol. She claimed to have been left out of the decision-making surrounding the merger, and stated that she could not accept that Otten was to dictate the future policies of the party as its chairperson.[10] As a result, the Group Krol/Van Kooten-Arissen was dissolved on 8 August 2020.[7]

On 18 October 2020, co-founder and leader Henk Krol also left the party after a dispute with board members Otten and De Vries over the expulsion of the party's treasurer, and an intimidating text message sent by De Vries to one of Krol's employees.[6] Initially, Otten had expressed his intention to continue using the name "Party for the Future", but later began using the name "Group Otten" again.[6][11]

See also

References
  1. "Afvallige FvD'ers sluiten zich aan bij partij Henk Krol". Trouw (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "Partij voor de Toekomst". Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Partij Henk Otten wordt 'het geoliede motorblok' achter Henk Krol". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Mebius, Dion (29 June 2020). "Krol en Otten samen door bij Partij voor de Toekomst: 'Af en toe discussie, mag dat alsjeblieft?'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "Basisbeginselen". Partij voor de Toekomst (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. Aa, Edwin van der; Winterman, Peter (18 October 2020). "Henk Krol weg bij Partij voor de Toekomst, medewerker bedreigd: 'Ik weet je te vinden!'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "H.C.M. (Henk) Krol". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. "50Plus MPs accuse Henk Krol of back stabbing and seat grabbing". DutchNews.nl. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. "Fusie politieke partijen Henk Krol en Henk Otten". NOS (in Dutch). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. Winterman, Peter (5 August 2020). "Femke Merel van Kooten vertrekt bij nieuwe partij Henk Krol: 'Ik laat me niet langer muilkorven'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. "Otten geen partijleider bij FVD: 'De organisatie is te verziekt'". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 24 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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