Democratic Political Turning Point (DPK, ) was a political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded by Hero Brinkman, an independent member of the House of Representatives, formerly a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV). After Brinkman left the Party for Freedom he founded the Independent Citizens' Party (OBP). On 9 June 2012, Brinkman announced that the Independent Citizens' Party was merging with the Proud of the Netherlands (TON) party to form a new party: Democratic Political Turning Point. The party participated in the Dutch general election of 2012, but did not win any seats. Populists Brinkman and TON unite, DutchNews.nl, 9 June 2012 New DPKP party marks a 'turning point', will fill gap on the right , DutchNews.nl, 19 June 2012 On 18 November 2012, TON reversed the merger and parted ways with Brinkman.
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