In that article of the civil code, political parties are now excluded. That exception must disappear, says D66 party chairman Jan Paternotte. ‘Let’s say: it can only be that right now, when you see democracy under pressure everywhere, we say that it is not allowed to undermine the rule of law, unless you are a political party.’
The cabinet is already working on a separate law on political parties, which should also include a possible ban. Paternotte doesn’t want to wait. “It will take another year and a half as we see radicalization proceeding rapidly in some parties in the Netherlands.”
It mainly refers to the Forum for Democracy. “There has been a lot of talk about it lately. From: we want to overthrow the government to: violence is beautiful, because it can change things. We have to take it seriously. Democracy is too beautiful not to protect it.