FNP
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This page is about the Netherlands political party. For the complexity class, see FNP (complexity).
The FNP is a moderate nationalistic party in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Its primary goal was to ensure independence for the province and control over its own gas reserves. The party is the result of the "Fryske beweging", a movement of people who advocated the importance of the specific Frisian language, sports and culture. They also critisised the reformed churches which advocated that sermons should only be delivered in Dutch.
The FNP no longer emphasises the goal of independence and focuses on specific Frisian problems. The party is represented in a few municipal councils and has one mayor among its ranks: Theunis Piersma, mayor of the mainly agriculturally oriented municipality of Wunseradiel. In the Provinciale Staten, the provincial authority, the FNP holds 7 of the 55 seats after a successful regional election in 2003. The FNP stepped out of negotiations about the formation of a provincial government and chose to remain an opposition party. It is placed on the center-left of the political spectrum.