The Frisian National Party (, FNP; ) is a regionalist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 1961, it is primarily involved in regional and local politics in the province of Friesland. The party advocates for the strengthening of the West Frisian language and culture, and seeks to increase self-government for the country's Frisian minority. The FNP is a full member of the European Free Alliance (EFA), and is represented in the Senate by Independent Politics Netherlands (OPNL).
History
The party was founded on 16 December 1961 by and his nephew Folkert Binnema. The foundation of the party had been inspired by Indonesian president Sukarno, who criticised the Netherlands for supporting self-determination for the Papuan people, while denying the same right to the Frisians.
Ideology
The FNP is a regionalist party which advocates a federal political system with more autonomy for Friesland. It also calls for protection and recognition of the Frisian language, conservation of the Frisian landscape, and Frisian control over its gas reserves.
In a survey conducted in 2009, FNP members were asked to place themselves on a 7-point left–right spectrum. Of 554 respondents, 60.65% identified as either centrist, centre-left or centre-right (scores 3 to 5).
| 17,333
| 5.40%
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| 1
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! 1987
| 15,115
| 4.49%
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| 1
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! 1991
| 17,321
| 6.09%
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| 1
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! 1995
| align="left" | Jan van der Baan
| 17,046
| 6.37%
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| 0
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! 1999
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| 21,333
| 8.39%
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| 1
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! 2003
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| 36,871
| 13.22%
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| 3
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! 2007
| 28,225
| 10.68%
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| 2
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! 2011
| align="left" |Annigje Toering
| 25,116
| 8.45%
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| 1
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! 2015
| align="left" rowspan="2" |Johannes Kramer
| 25,027
| 9.46%
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| 0
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! 2019
| 23,662
| 7.93%
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| 0
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! 2023
| align="left" |Sijbe Knol
| 27,251
| 8.04%
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| 0
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House of Representatives
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! Election
! Lead candidate
! Votes
! Share
! Seats won
! +/–
! Government
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! 2025
| align="left" rowspan="4" |Aant Jelle Soepboer
| 9,331
| 0.09%
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| New
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See also
- South Schleswig Voters' Association
- The Frisians