Country: | Netherlands |
Democratic Political Turning Point | |
Native Name: | Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt |
Colorcode: | orange |
Leader: | Hero Brinkman |
Chairman: | Theo Reijnen (Ad interim) |
Founder: | Hero Brinkman |
Ideology: | Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism Social conservatism Nationalism Soft Euroscepticism Populism[1] |
Position: | Right-wing |
Colours: | Red, White, Blue & Orange |
Democratic Political Turning Point (DPK, nl|Democratisch Politiek Keerpunt) was a political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded by Hero Brinkman, an independent member of the House of Representatives, formerly a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV). After Brinkman left the Party for Freedom he founded the Independent Citizens' Party (OBP). On 9 June 2012, Brinkman announced that the Independent Citizens' Party was merging with the Proud of the Netherlands (TON) party to form a new party: Democratic Political Turning Point. The party participated in the Dutch general election of 2012, but did not win any seats.[2] [3] On 18 November 2012, TON reversed the merger and parted ways with Brinkman.[4]