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<p>Forum for Democracy is a <a href="/facts/Far-right_politics/QpBMz5Ss">far-right</a> political party in the Netherlands, originally founded as a <a href="/facts/Think_tank/xl9t8HmC">think tank</a> by <a href="/facts/Thierry_Baudet/Hu5j1PYE">Thierry Baudet</a> and <a href="/facts/Henk_Otten/1Xm8V8Pm">Henk Otten</a> in 2015 before registering itself as a party the following year. The FvD first participated in elections in the <a href="/facts/2017_Dutch_general_election/UE4WlxCu">2017 general election</a>, winning two seats in the <a href="/facts/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)/y8MYPyGp">House of Representatives</a>. </p><p>At the time of its conception, the FvD was a <a href="/facts/Conservative_liberal/HE5h2n4z">conservative liberal</a> and <a href="/facts/Euroscepticism/0AQuWP5U">Eurosceptic</a> movement positioned on the <a href="/facts/Right-wing_politics/CVoubHMm">right-wing</a> of the political spectrum. During its initial years, the FvD was defined as a <a href="/facts/National_conservative/tGWpzQoY">national conservative</a> political party focused on opposing Dutch membership of the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a>, political reform and protection of Dutch culture. Following the 2017 general election, the FvD saw a period of popularity in opinion polls and grew to become the largest party during the <a href="/facts/2019_Dutch_provincial_elections/dcRj8Pdw">2019 Dutch provincial elections</a>. However, it underwent an ideological change and adopted increasingly radical policies and messages following the departure of several of its founding members and saw a subsequent decline in support. Presently, the FvD is regarded by media and political analysts to be a <a href="/facts/Right-wing_populist/Wr5gfR88">right-wing populist</a>, <a href="/facts/Nativism_(politics)/NPcl9VjE">nativist</a>, <a href="/facts/Far-right/QpBMz5Ss">far-right</a>, <a href="/facts/Radical_right_(Europe)/fFECQzN4"> radical right</a> or <a href="/facts/Extreme-right/QpBMz5Ss">extreme-right</a> political party. </p>