The Group Wilders (Groep Wilders) is a conservative Dutch political party that was started in August 2004 after Geert Wilders left the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (a right-winged liberal party) , after a disagreement about the political direction. No fellow parlementarians wished to join his new party, so since September 2, 2004, he forms an independent fraction of the Dutch parliament all alone. Conservatism [derivative of conserve; from Latin conservare, to keep, guard, observe] is a philosophy defined by Edmund Burke as a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology of objectives. ... Geert Wilders in the Tweede Kamer Geert Wilders (born in Venlo on 6 September, 1963) is a Dutch neo-fascist! ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology as it developed and stands currently. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

The "group" is currently only represented by Mr. Wilders, however opinion polls have indicated that if elections were held now, his party would gain more seats.

The main issues the Group deals with is the integration of (Muslim) immigrants into Dutch society. Some people feel that there is space on the right of the political spectrum following the assassination of Pim Fortuyn and the subsequential disintegration of the List Pim Fortuyn. The group is said to sympathise with the neoconservative movement in the USA and the Edmund Burke Foundation in the Netherlands. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (surname pronounced somewhat like for-TOYN, IPA: ), (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... Neoconservatism refers to the political movement, ideology, and public policy goals of new conservatives in the United States, who are mainly characterized by critics as having relatively interventionist and hawkish views on foreign policy, and a lack of support for the small government principles and restrictions on social spending, when... The Edmund Burke Stichting (Edmund Burke Foundation) is a conservative think-tank based in The Hague, the Netherlands. ...

On February 22, 2006, Wilders announced he will rename the party to the Freedom Party (Partij voor de Vrijheid) after the Dutch general elections of 2007. February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• ((Dutch)) Home page of Groep Wilders (in Dutch)
• Expatica - 'Turkey in the EU? Never!'
• Wikinews article on declaration of independence
• Group Wilders in the press