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Pim Fortuyn

Founder of the Pim Fortuyn List

Dutch sociologist and politician who founded the Pim Fortuyn List in 2002 and was assassinated on May 6, 2002, nine days before the election in which his party came second.

«Defend Dutch liberal society from what he saw as an illiberal Islam and a closed political elite.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Pim Fortuyn sits in the law-and-order center-right camp. The clearest positions are on immigration: strongly towards “control”; method: strongly towards “rupture”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”. On foreign policy it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is civic nationalism (93%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Civic nationalismThe Defender of Citizenship93%Techno-populismThe Voice of the Web71%KemalismThe Architect of the Republic71%

Closest parties in Europe

DanmarksdemokraterneDenmark83%JA21Netherlands77%ANOCzech Republic76%FremskrittspartietNorway76%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.