▁Verb ond ▁( Re formed ▁Political ▁Alliance ), ▁because ▁it ▁wanted ▁to ▁convey ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁reform ed ▁party , ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁organisation ▁was ▁decent ral ised : ▁the ▁GP V ▁was ▁primarily ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁local ▁branches . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁and ▁issues ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁years ▁the ▁GP V ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁separate ▁election ▁manif esto ▁or ▁manif esto ▁of ▁principles . ▁Instead ▁it ▁claimed ▁to ▁base ▁its ▁policy ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁b ible . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁first ▁manif esto ▁of ▁principles ▁was ▁published , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁party ▁again ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁Bible ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁their ▁policy . ▁The ▁party ▁saw ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁as ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁nation , ▁which ▁should ▁be ▁def ended . ▁ ▁In ▁practice ▁this ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁GP V ▁took ▁the ▁following ▁st ances : ▁The ▁GP V ▁was ▁against ▁European ▁Integr ation , ▁because ▁they ▁dist r usted ▁the ▁Catholic ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁project ; ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁defense ; ▁The ▁GP V ▁was ▁sta unch ly ▁monarch ist ▁because ▁they ▁saw ▁the ▁ ▁Dutch ▁Mon archy ▁as ▁a ▁God ▁given ▁institution ; ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁party ▁wanted ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁decrease ▁its ▁influence ▁on ▁society , ▁allowing ▁for ▁private ▁initi ative ▁and ▁civil ▁society ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁functions , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁party ▁wanted ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁w elf are ▁state ▁and ▁paid ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁environment