Federalism

Federalism
   This has been a strong characteristic of Dutch po litical development. The seven sovereign provinces that emerged as an independent state from the Revolt against the Spanish king Philip II maintained their republican and federal constitution un til 1798. After the Batavian Revolution in 1795, a National As sembly was convened in which three factions could be discerned: the Federalists, the Moderates, and the Unitarians. After the coup d’etat of the radicals in January 1798, the Unitarians enforced the acceptance of a unitary constitution in May 1798. However, after 1800, traditional provincial political affiliation grew stronger. Un der the monarchy after the Restoration in 1815, the provinces re mained an important political and administrative intermediary be tween central government and local administrations. The provincial assemblies are elected every four years; the members choose the representatives of the First Chamber of Parliament. Currently, the Fryske Nasjonale Partij (Frisian National Party), founded in 1962, has federalist ideas.

Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. . 2012.

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