After the terrorist attack on the USA in 2001 by members of the Islamitic fundementalists of Al Quaida, in the Netherlands it was one of the few European countries were openly Mosques were attacked. Not realy seroiusly but never the less attacked or dammaged.
The Netherlands were now ruled for several parlaimental peroids rules by colaitions were the Socialist and Left Liberals , were a large part of.
The attidude of the colaitions was of consensus and tolrance, some times caled indicisivenes or weak by the opponents.
One of the main isues in the Netherlands was the feeling of Islamitic immigrants who did not integrate in to Dutch sociaty or even openly rejected and the tolerant or weak opposition and attitude towards this by all layers of gouverment. There was also a strong feeling, especialy towards the socialist of beiing to posh, arrogant ot wards the commen man in the street.
It was in this atmosphere were several political parties and movements evovled. Movements who want ot get the country furhter in all good manner and respect.
One if this men was Mr Dr Pim Foruyn, a former proffessor, comming from the political far left but during his life moved toward the center and liberal right.
This flamboyant, openly (hard core) gay man became one of the leading figures of the movement. ''leefbaar nederland'' ( new netherlands)
After an internal dispute about the position of this movement/political party toward islam , in wich Foruyn took a reslolute anti islam attitude he left this party. Mean while this party had an estimate amount of seat in Parlaiment of around 20 out of 150. In the next weeeks Foruyn started his own political party ''Lijst Foruyn''. In the upcomming towards the parlaimental elections his popularity rose as never ever seen before in Dutch history, his flamboyant, ad hoc and sometime respect les atitude toward politicians of the ruling parties and the complete in competent reaction of this politicians mad his popularity only greater. The men in the street finaly found a Leader who said the things every body was telling in ordinairy language. According to the polls his movement could count on 30 seats out of 150 ( largest party had around 50-60 seats).
But on a morning 6 May 2002 just days before election his was shot in his head after leaving a populair radio station.
The killer was caugth with in the hour.
It turned out to be Mouhamed Bouyeri a highly educated man, who grown up and lived his liife in the Nethereland but confessed him self toward radical islam several years ago.
How would a one of the wealthies West European nation, with a very dense population ( 16,5 milion) and a muslim population of 1 milion react on this firts political murder in 500 years. While tension due to the political campains were risen to a level never know before in this country.
The Netherlands were now ruled for several parlaimental peroids rules by colaitions were the Socialist and Left Liberals , were a large part of.
The attidude of the colaitions was of consensus and tolrance, some times caled indicisivenes or weak by the opponents.
One of the main isues in the Netherlands was the feeling of Islamitic immigrants who did not integrate in to Dutch sociaty or even openly rejected and the tolerant or weak opposition and attitude towards this by all layers of gouverment. There was also a strong feeling, especialy towards the socialist of beiing to posh, arrogant ot wards the commen man in the street.
It was in this atmosphere were several political parties and movements evovled. Movements who want ot get the country furhter in all good manner and respect.
One if this men was Mr Dr Pim Foruyn, a former proffessor, comming from the political far left but during his life moved toward the center and liberal right.
This flamboyant, openly (hard core) gay man became one of the leading figures of the movement. ''leefbaar nederland'' ( new netherlands)
After an internal dispute about the position of this movement/political party toward islam , in wich Foruyn took a reslolute anti islam attitude he left this party. Mean while this party had an estimate amount of seat in Parlaiment of around 20 out of 150. In the next weeeks Foruyn started his own political party ''Lijst Foruyn''. In the upcomming towards the parlaimental elections his popularity rose as never ever seen before in Dutch history, his flamboyant, ad hoc and sometime respect les atitude toward politicians of the ruling parties and the complete in competent reaction of this politicians mad his popularity only greater. The men in the street finaly found a Leader who said the things every body was telling in ordinairy language. According to the polls his movement could count on 30 seats out of 150 ( largest party had around 50-60 seats).
But on a morning 6 May 2002 just days before election his was shot in his head after leaving a populair radio station.
The killer was caugth with in the hour.
It turned out to be Mouhamed Bouyeri a highly educated man, who grown up and lived his liife in the Nethereland but confessed him self toward radical islam several years ago.
How would a one of the wealthies West European nation, with a very dense population ( 16,5 milion) and a muslim population of 1 milion react on this firts political murder in 500 years. While tension due to the political campains were risen to a level never know before in this country.