The Party of the Future (

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: ''Partij van de Toekomst'', PvdT) was a

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of the

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. Although the party never came close to obtaining a seat in the

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, it received wide media attraction due to its leader, media personality Johan Vlemmix, as well as its frequent publicity stunts.

History

Dutch entrepreneur Johan Vlemmix founded his own political party in 2002. In February 2003, fellow media personality

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and Vlemmix attracted media attention in the Netherlands with wanting to hand over a

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to both

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and

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at the same moment. Before the

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, Vlemmix was approached by

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, who had wanted to take the name ''Party of the Future''. Vlemmix refused to give him this name, which led to Fortuyn taking part as

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. Vlemmix continued to campaign under the party banner throughout its existence, including in municipality elections in

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Dissolution of Vlemmix's PvdT

In 2020, politician

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prepared to establish his own

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(PvdT), but he discovered that the abbreviation PvdT had already been claimed by Vlemmix's party. Vlemmix granted the abbreviation to Krol and supported him in his decision to establish his own party. Vlemmix also granted the domain name to Krol. Nevertheless, Vlemmix stated he would participate in the 2021 general election with a new party, The PartyParty (DE FEESTPARTIJ, DFP).

References

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