The assassination shocked many residents of the Netherlands and highlighted the cultural clashes within the country . Various conspiracy theories arose after Pim Fortuyn 's murder and deeply affected Dutch politics and society . Politicians from all parties suspended campaigning . After consultation with LPF , the government decided not to postpone the elections . As Dutch law did not permit modifying the ballots , Fortuyn became a posthumous candidate . The LPF made an unprecedented debut in the House of Representatives by winning 26 seats ( 17 % of the 150 seats in the house ) . The LPF joined a cabinet with the Christian Democratic Appeal and the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy , but conflicts in the rudderless LPF quickly collapsed the cabinet , forcing new elections . By the following year , the party had lost support , winning only eight seats in the 2003 elections . It won no seats in the 2006 elections , by which time the Party for Freedom , led by Geert Wilders , had emerged as a successor
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Assassination of Pim Fortuyn
Pim Fortuyn