The Onafhankelijke Burger Partij (, OBP) was a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded by Hero Brinkman. Brinkman was elected as Member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) in 2006 and 2010. In 2012, Brinkman left the PVV after repeatedly criticising the lack of democracy within that party, as well as its negative generalisations about certain groups in society. After leaving PVV he retained his seat and founded the OBP with intention to participate in the Dutch general election of 2012. On June 9, 2012, he announced that the OBP would merge with the party Trots op Nederland to form a new party, the Democratic Political Turning Point (, DPK). Hero Brinkman quits the PVV, opposition call for new elections, DutchNews.nl, March 20, 2012 New DPKP party marks a 'turning point', will fill gap on the right , DutchNews.nl, June 19, 2012 The merger did not occur, after Trots op Nederland announced on November 17 as their management was unsatisfied with the conditions.
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External links Official site Democratic Political Turning Point Official site Proud of the Netherlands