▁general ▁elections , ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁gener a ; ▁election ▁the ▁party ▁retained ▁its ▁two ▁seats . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁GP V ▁officially ▁opened ▁itself ▁to ▁non - li ber ated ▁members . ▁This ▁started ▁a ▁slow ▁process ▁of ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁GP V ▁and ▁the ▁R PF , ▁another ▁orth odox ▁Protest ant ▁party . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁general ▁election ▁on wards , ▁the ▁two ▁parliament ary ▁parties ▁began ▁to ▁co oper ate , ▁holding ▁common ▁mean ings ▁and ▁appoint ing ▁common ▁sp okes pers ons . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁GP V ▁had ▁only ▁two ▁seats ▁and ▁the ▁R PF ▁three ▁in hib ited ▁the ▁co operation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁their ▁parliament ary ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁officially ▁merged , ▁forming ▁one ▁parliament ary ▁party . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁same ▁happened ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁general ▁election ▁the ▁GP V ▁and ▁R PF ▁presented ▁a ▁common ▁elect oral ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁entering ▁the ▁elections ▁as ▁the ▁Christian ▁Union : ▁they ▁obtained ▁four ▁seats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁GP V ▁officially ▁dis band ed , ▁making ▁its ▁mer ger ▁into ▁the ▁Christian ▁Union ▁final . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁GP V ▁chose ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁G ere form eerd ▁Polit iek