Authorities here have blocked repeated attempts by Joop Glimmerveen, an extreme rightwing politician with alleged ties to racist groups, to seek office in the upcoming municipal elections. His first attempt to run on the Netherlands Peoples Union ticket was frustrated by the Amsterdam District Court which declared the party illegal because it incites to racial discrimination.
Glimmerveen formed his own list but this was banned by the Central Electoral Office on grounds that it was the outlawed Peoples Union in disguise. Finally, Glimmerveen sought a place on the ballots in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague under a number rather than a named list. That too was rejected by the electoral authorities in each of the cities. Last year, Glimmerveen ran for parliament on the Peoples Union list. He polled one-third of one percent of the votes.
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