Libertas Netherlands () was a political party in the Netherlands. It contended the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Libertas Party Limited, the organization founded by Declan Ganley.
History
Ganleys registration with the Dutch Electoral Council (Kiesraad) to allow Libertas Nederland to run in the 2009 elections in the Netherlands"Declan Ganley signs papers for Libertas Nederland", posted on Libertas.eu's YouTube channel, 6 February 2009 was successful.Het register van aanduidingen ten behoeve van de verkiezing van de leden van het Europees Parlement
On 18 March 2009, Nederland Transparant proclaimed their support for Libertas. Nederland Transparent did not field their own candidates for the European Parliament election, 2009 because of a dispute with the Dutch government over whether they were the successor to, or the same party as Europa Transparent after their merger on 1 January 2008."Europa Transparant toont de grote democratische tekortkomingen in Nederland aan ", Wednesday 18 March 2009, Nederland Transparant website However, during a press conference on 18 March 2009 Ganley announced Alexander Brom, one of Nederland Transparant's members and former candidates, as the president of Libertas Nederland."Ieren azen op Nederlandse kiezer", 19 March 2009, De Telegraaf
2009 European Parliament elections Libertas Nederlands presented an electoral list with 24 candidates (see List of Libertas list candidates at the 2009 European Parliament elections) but could not gain any mandate.
See also 2009 European Parliament election Treaty of Lisbon
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