Freek Jansen, candidate member of parliament and confidant of party chairman Thierry Baudet, is leaving Forum for Democracy (FVD). A spokesperson for the party confirms this on Monday after reporting by, among others WE and the AD. Earlier in the evening, Baudet announced that he would withdraw as party leader.
FVD and in particular the youth branch JFVD were discredited this weekend by anti-Semitic statements in app messages from some members of the youth association. The situation escalated when a large group of prominent senators and party members turned against Jansen. Jansen is a fraction worker and is considered Baudet’s right-hand man. He is in seventh place on the candidate list.
As chairman of the youth association, Jansen has kept members of extreme right-wing ideas afloat, while whistleblowers who raised the abuses in the youth association were expelled.
Monday night reported NRC that the party leadership, including number two Theo Hiddema, has issued an ultimatum to Baudet: JFVD must be dissolved and Jansen must leave. This would appear from an internal letter in the hands of the newspaper. The party would hold a crisis meeting in Amsterdam on Monday evening.
Baudet makes position available
Earlier in the evening, in response to the tensions that arose, Baudet made a
announced on the Twitter account of Forum for Democracy that he is withdrawing as party leader. However, he will remain as party chairman.Naar aanleiding van de ontwikkelingen in de afgelopen dagen geeft partijleider @thierrybaudet het volgende statement ⬇️ #GeenTrialByMedia pic.twitter.com/Qu9Jy1hkR7
— Forum voor Democratie (@fvdemocratie) November 23, 2020
“When a culture emerges from trial by media, or if things actually happened that are unacceptable, I want to take political responsibility, “Baudet says in the video.
“I am renouncing my place on the electoral list. I will make my position available. Of course I will remain in the House. I will remain involved with FVD, I will continue to support the party. to continue to support the party. “
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