<Ul> <Li> Politics of Netherlands </Li> <Li> Political parties </Li> <Li> Elections </Li> </Ul> <Li> Politics of Netherlands </Li> <P> The Party for Freedom (Dutch: Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a Dutch nationalist and right - wing populist political party in the Netherlands . </P> <P> Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one - man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election making it the fifth - largest party in parliament . In the 2010 general election it won 24 seats, making it the third - largest party . At that time the PVV agreed to support the minority government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte without having ministers in the cabinet . However the PVV withdrew its support in April 2012 due to differences over budget cuts at the Catshuis . It came third in the 2014 European Parliament election, winning four out of 26 seats . In the 2017 election, the Party for Freedom won 20 seats, making it the second - largest party in the House of Representatives . </P>

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