Fortuyn's party made a huge leap from nothing to 17 % of the seats, making it the second largest party.

During the election Fortuyn accused him with demonization, and after Fortuyn's assassination Melkert received death threats and sequentially left national politics.

This happened, however, after a break between Fortuyn and Nagel during a Leefbaar Nederland board meeting in Hilversum on Fortuyn's anti-Islamic viewpoints.

In 2005, three years after Fortuyn's death, the Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries obtained and publicized a secret report of the intelligence department of the Rotterdam police.

Fortuyn's political heritage scattered among various politicians, many of which were not successful.

Fortuyn's political career and popularity suggested a change in the Dutch people's views of their society as tolerant with integrated multiple cultures.

The party consists of a large number of members that are new to politics and were attracted to Fortuyn's dreams of political change.

The attacker was pursued by Hans Smolders, Fortuyn's driver, and was arrested by the police shortly afterward, still in possession of a handgun.

Since his death, commentators have suggested Fortuyn's words were interpreted rather harshly, if not wrongly.

The LPF also won support from some ethnic minorities ; one of Fortuyn's closest associates was of Cape Verdean origin, and one of the party's MPs was a young woman of Turkish descent.

The 2002 elections, only weeks after Fortuyn's death, were marked by large losses for the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and especially the social democratic Labour Party ( whose parliamentary group was halved in size ); both parties replaced their leaders shortly after their losses.

Some commentators think that Fortuyn's perceived martyrdom created greater support for the LPF, which seems likely given its quick later decline.

Right-wing politicians gained power after Fortuyn's death, such as former Minister for Integration & Immigration Rita Verdonk and the prominent critic of Islam, Member of the House of Representatives Geert Wilders.

As a result of Fortuyn's murder, the cup was not officially celebrated in the city center.

The party had expected to do much better, having adopted most of Fortuyn's proposals on immigration and integration.

The LPF decided to maintain Fortuyn's candidacy, and delayed naming a new leader until after the election.

CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende had earlier announced that his party would follow a tougher line towards asylum seekers, and he later agreed with much of Fortuyn's criticism of the purple coalition and Holland's multicultural society.

Following the election, Mat Herben was chosen as LPF party leader as Fortuyn's successor.

More importantly however, the party had been squeezed out by the tougher line on immigration issues by mainstream politicians such as Minister for Integration and Immigration Rita Verdonk, who largely adopted Fortuyn's policies.

The LPF also won support from some ethnic minorities ; one of Fortuyn's closest associates was of Cape Verdean origin, and one of the party's MPs was a young woman of Turkish descent.

Michiel Smit was secretary of Pim Fortuyn's local Leefbaar Rotterdam party.

In several television debates between Melkert and Fortuyn it became apparent that Melkert was no match for Fortuyn's rather unconventional, though highly charismatic debating style.

Just as his long-awaited biographical film of Pim Fortuyn's life is ready to screen.

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