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Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
Placement: Law-and-order center-right
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the centre-right liberal party led by Dilan Yeşilgöz: in government since 2010, it is now part of the Jetten minority cabinet, with Yeşilgöz as deputy prime minister and defense minister. Lower taxes, more police, restrictive asylum policy, defense spending at 3.5% of GDP, and nuclear power.
In short
On the traditional scale, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie sits in the law-and-order center-right camp. The clearest positions are on technology: strongly towards “acceleration”; foreign policy: strongly towards “interventionism”; immigration: strongly towards “control”; justice: strongly towards “tough on crime”. On society, sovereignty and devolution it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is secular republicanism (89%).
Position on the 13 axes
Closest ideologies
Secular republicanismThe Citizen89%Authoritarian technocracyThe Administrator88%Civic nationalismThe Defender of Citizenship87%Similar parties
Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.




