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Wilders founds the Party for Freedom and enters the Tweede Kamer

Dated 22 February 2006: Wilders founds the Party for Freedom and enters the Tweede Kamer. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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In 2006 Wilders’s new PVV won seats. Founding-plus-entry is a completed party-system act, not a ministry.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Geert Wilders

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.7 · verified

    He founded a one-member party. Voters sent MPs. He remained the only member.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactWilders founds the Party for Freedom and enters the Tweede Kamer
    2. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.25 · Effect from 22 February 2006 · verified

    A new parliamentary party records electoral entry, with a later polarisation cost recorded on other Facts.

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Reuters — Dutch 2006 electionReuters · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Kiesraad — 2006 Tweede Kamer electionKiesraad · High credibility · verified

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorGeert Wilders
  2. contributed toFactWilders founds the Party for Freedom and enters the Tweede Kamer
  3. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Wilders founds the Party for Freedom and enters the Tweede Kamer. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-pvv-founded-2006

https://factrail.ai/facts/nl-pvv-founded-2006

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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