JA21

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JA21
Leader Joost Eerdmans[1]
Chairperson Adrien de Boer
Leader in the House
of Representatives		 Joost Eerdmans
Leader in the Senate Annabel Nanninga
Leader in the EP Rob Roos
Founded 18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
Split from Forum for Democracy
Headquarters Anna van Buerenplein 41
2595 DA The Hague[2]
Membership  (2023) Increase 5,060[3]
Ideology Conservative liberalism[4][5]
Anti-immigration[6]
Euroscepticism[7]
Fortuynism[8]
Right-wing populism[9][10]
Political position Right-wing[11][12][4][5][13][14] to far-right[15][16][17][18]
European affiliation European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Parliament group European Conservatives and Reformists
Colours      Navy
     Crimson
Senate
7 / 75
House of Representatives
3 / 150
Provincial councils
22 / 572
Municipal councils
2 / 8,522
European Parliament
3 / 29
Website
ja21.nl
Politics of the Netherlands
Political parties
Elections

JA21 (pronounced [ˌjaːʔeːnənˈtʋɪntəx], backronym for Juiste Antwoord 2021, lit. Correct Answer 2021 or 'Right Answer 2021') is a political party in the Netherlands, currently active in the Senate as the Nanninga Group (Dutch: Fractie-Nanninga).[19][20] It was founded in December 2020 by Joost Eerdmans and Annabel Nanninga after leaving Forum for Democracy on 26 November 2020.[21] The party participated in the general election on 17 March 2021.[19]

History

File:Joost Eerdmans 2014.jpg
Joost Eerdmans, co-founder and leader of the party
File:Annabel Nanninga 2021 (cropped).png
Annabel Nanninga, co-founder and leader in the Senate

JA21 was founded on 18 December 2020 by Eerdmans and Nanninga, after they had left Forum for Democracy following an internal dispute over the party leadership's response to allegations of racism, antisemitism and homophobia against its youth wing (including glorification of Anders Breivik and Brenton Tarrant), and controversial statements made by party leader Thierry Baudet.[1][19][22] JA21 describes itself as a "proper" right-wing party and aims to fill the gap between the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the more radical-right Party for Freedom (PVV). Party leader Joost Eerdmans had previously been a member of parliament for the Pim Fortuyn List and served as deputy mayor of Rotterdam.[19][23]

According to Eerdmans, the name JA21 does not only refer to the first names of himself and Nanninga; it also stands for the 'Right Answer/Correct Answer' (het 'Juiste Antwoord') and 'Your Alternative' ('Jouw Alternatief').[24]

On 20 December 2020, ex-Forum for Democracy MEPs Derk Jan Eppink, Rob Roos and Rob Rooken announced that they had become members of JA21.[25] Two days later, the independent Senate group Fractie-Van Pareren – consisting of seven ex-Forum for Democracy senators – joined JA21, making it the fourth largest party in the Senate.[20][26]

On 16 January 2021, the provincial group of Forum for Democracy in North Brabant split, with three members leaving Forum for Democracy to form the JA21 parliamentary group in the Provincial Council of North Brabant.[27] As Forum for Democracy was part of the province's coalition government at the time of the split, the new JA21 parliamentary group immediately entered the coalition after talks with the other coalition members.[28] This marked the first time that JA21 entered a coalition with other parties.

Ideology

In its platform, JA21 describes itself as both liberal and conservative with an emphasis on personal freedom, political transparency and reliable government.[29] Initially, JA21 sought to emulate the original political platform of the Forum for Democracy party from which it split. Both political observers and the party's leadership have also referred to JA21 as being more influenced by Fortuynism, the ideology espoused by assassinated Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn and his Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party. Party leader Joost Eerdmans, himself a former LPF member of parliament, has claimed that he wants JA21 to help "Fortuyn's ideas return to the House of Representatives."[8]

JA21 states that it stands for "less regulatory burden, tax relief, a strict immigration policy and support for the entrepreneurs who make our country great".[30] The party is strongly opposed to further integration within the European Union and the EU becoming a Federal Superstate. JA21 wants to strengthen the Netherlands' autonomy by ending influence of the EU on domestic affairs by putting "Dutch interests first" and supporting the right to national self-determination.[30] It also supports a referendum on Dutch membership of the Eurozone, a revision of Dutch membership of EU treaties and the Schengen Agreement, and a renegotiation of Dutch membership of the EU. JA21 is also opposed to the potential accession of Turkey to the European Union.[31] The party also wants to opt out of the EU asylum pact, regain full control over Dutch borders and expel illegal immigrants.[32] JA21 also opposes cuts to the police budget and calls for tougher prison sentences against those who attack emergency workers and repeatedly offend.[33] It also calls for compulsory measures for immigrants to learn Dutch, wants an end to foreign funding of mosques and Islamic schools, and states that people with dual nationality should be stripped of their Dutch citizenship if they join a foreign terrorist group.[34] The party also supports foreign investment and maintaining free trade agreements with other nations in order to stem flows of migration and wants good relations with the United Kingdom following Brexit.[35] JA21 also supports internet freedom and wants to protect the right to online privacy by preventing the government and big tech companies from mining personal data or breaching privacy laws. In terms of culture, the party has expressed opposition to modern architecture and supports restoring historic buildings to their original specifications. In 2022, JA21 campaigned against "de-colonisation" of Dutch history, instead arguing for the protection of national cultural heritage and for free museum admission for Dutch nationals.[36]

On its website, JA21 lists its beliefs as:[30]

  • Immigration: in favor of copying the Danish immigration policy[37]
  • Democracy: in favor of giving more power to the electorate through binding referendums
  • Pensions: against EU control over Dutch pensions
  • Security: in favor of a strong army and police, and a zero-tolerance policy for extremism
  • European Union: Dutch interests first, against the transfer of resources from Northern to Southern Europe; against Eurofederalism
  • Health care: in favor of putting the interests of patients before the interests of health insurers
  • Income: in favor of tax and welfare system reforms to create incentives to work
  • Media and culture: in favor of depoliticizing the Dutch public broadcasting system, and more money for cultural heritage
  • Education: against ideological homogeneity and identity politics in schools
  • Entrepreneurship: in favor of support for small businesses; against government deals with multinational corporations
  • Climate: against costly climate laws and agreements
  • COVID-19 pandemic: in favor of science-based policy, for public health and the economy
  • Culture and identity: oppose de-colonisation of Dutch history and education and preserve national heritage

Representation

Members of the House of Representatives

Members of the Senate

Members of the European Parliament

Members of the States Provincial

Province Seats
Drenthe Drenthe
5 / 41
Flevoland Flevoland
5 / 41
Friesland Friesland
1 / 43
North Brabant North Brabant
3 / 55
North Holland North Holland
5 / 55
South Holland South Holland
7 / 55
Utrecht (province) Utrecht
6 / 47

Electoral results

House of Representatives

Election Lijsttrekker Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2021 Joost Eerdmans 245,859 2.4 (#12)
3 / 150
New Opposition

See also

Notes

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