The party's logo is a multi-colored phoenix, a mythical creature reborn from its own ashes over and over again. It is a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic from which the Netherlands will have to resurrect, but the phoenix also symbolizes the political career of Van Kooten.[5]
In 2020, the party was offered a 250,000 Euro donation by a Russian citizen, Vadim Belikov, a co-founder of the Night Wolves movement. The party rejected it and notified Dutch security services.[6]
The party participated in the 2021 general election, but did not receive enough votes for a seat in the House of Representatives.[7] In the 2022 municipal elections, Splinter won a seat in the municipal council of Woerden, which was taken up by Van Kooten.[8]
Structure and ideology
Splinter claims to be characterized by a "flat" party structure.[9] Via its member platform Fractiekamer, members are able to comment directly on the election program, and to submit motions and amendments.[10]
The party has a social liberal and secular ideology. It states that religious expressions and freedoms that restrict others in their expressions and freedoms must not be tolerated.[11]
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