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{{Infobox political party
| country = the Netherlands
| colorcode = {{party color|One NL}}
| name = One NL
| native_name = Eén NL
| logo = Eennl.jpg
| leader = [[Marco Pastors]]
| chairman = 
| leader1_title = Leader in the Senate
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| leader2_title = Leader in the House of Representatives
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| leader3_title = Leader in the European Parliament
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| foundation = {{Start date|2006|08|23}}
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| seats1_title = [[Senate of the Netherlands|Seats in the Senate]]
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| seats2_title = [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|Seats in the House of Representatives]]
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| seats3_title = Seats in the European Parliament
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| ideology = [[Fortuynism]]
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| youth_wing = 
| wing1_title = Thinktank
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| colours = Red, White and Blue
| headquarters = [[Rotterdam]]
| website = {{URL|www.eennl.nl}}
}}
'''Eén NL''' (One NL) is a Dutch [[political party]] founded in September 2006. It took part in the [[2006 Dutch general election|2006 Dutch election]] under the leadership of [[Marco Pastors]] and [[Joost Eerdmans]], but a dismal election result leaves the political future of the party quite uncertain. The party is seen as one of the political heirs of the late [[Pim Fortuyn]].

The ''Eén'' in the name ''Eén NL'', meaning 'one', emphasizes national unity where ''NL'' is the standard abbreviation of the Netherlands.

The party broadly stands for opposition to mass immigration to the Netherlands, tax cutting and shrinking government, zero tolerance on crime, constitutional reform (particularly more direct democracy and the direct election of the prime minister and members of parliament), restoring the "human dimension" in large public sectors such as education and health care, and a skeptical attitude to European integration.

Although the party is critical of the "islamization" of the Netherlands, in favor of the assimilation of minorities and opposed to further immigration, it is perceived as taking a less hard line on this issue than other right-wing parties such as [[Geert Wilders]]' [[Party for Freedom]] or [[Hilbrand Nawijn]]'s [[Party for the Netherlands]]. Several moderate Muslims support the party.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}

On September 20, 2006, [[Anton van Schijndel]], formerly of the [[VVD]], joined the party<ref>{{cite news|title=LPF zet Eerdmans uit fractie|url=http://www.nos.nl/nos/artikelen/2006/09/art000001C6DCD9261A9AED.html|publisher=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]]|date=2006-09-20|language=nl}}</ref> and on September 24 he and Eerdmans formed a new parliamentary group with the provisional name ''Groep Eerdmans-Van Schijndel''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eerdmans met Van Schijndel in één fractie|url=http://www.nu.nl/news/832714/11/Eerdmans_met_Van_Schijndel_in_%E9%E9n_fractie.html|publisher=[[Nu.nl]]|date=2006-09-24|language=nl}}</ref> The definitive list of candidates was presented on September 30, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chauffeur en broer Fortuyn op lijst EénNL|url=http://www.nu.nl/news/836907/11/Chauffeur_en_broer_Fortuyn_op_lijst_E%E9nNL.html|publisher=[[Nu.nl]]|date=2006-09-30|language=nl}}</ref> Among the new additions to the list were [[Hans Smolders]], Pim Fortuyn's former chauffeur (the man who chased Fortuyn's assassin and was responsible for his apprehension), Fortuyn's young brother Simon Fortuijn and Jan Dirk Blaauw, a former member of the VVD parliamentary party.

The party program was presented on October 9, 2006, and in November 2006 Marco Pastors published a political pamphlet as well.<ref>Marco Pastors ''Tot uw Dienst'' (in English: At your service) Uitgeverij van Praag Amsterdam 2006 {{ISBN|90-490-2602-8}}</ref>

On November 15, the party released a radio advert, in which party leader Marco Pastors likened the apathy of "the establishment" towards the "Islamization of the Netherlands" to the laxism of Dutch politics towards the Nazi threat from Germany in the 1930s. In a talkshow Pastors said that the Dutch government must act at once, because "[[Ayaan Hirsi Ali|Hirsi Ali]] has already had to leave the country, [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]] has been murdered, and [[honour killing]] is becoming more widespread." Pastors pointed out that even those immigrants that are integrated say that things cannot go on like this.<ref>{{cite news|title="Islam lijkt op oprukkend nazisme"|url=http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2006/11/15/151106_pastors.html|publisher=NOS Nieuws|date=2006-11-15|language=nl}}</ref>

A lawsuit filed against Pastors by the political opponent [[Moslim Democratische Partij]] was not honored, the judge argued that although the remark was sensitive it was not outside the bounds of law as it remarked not on Islam itself but on islamization as a civic phenomenon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pastors hoeft nazi-uitspraak niet terug te nemen |url=http://www.nu.nl/news/894135/2000/Pastors_hoeft_nazi-uitspraak_niet_terug_te_nemen_vk.html|publisher=[[Nu.nl]]|date=2006-11-22|language=nl}}</ref>

==Elections==
Eén NL took part in the [[2006 Dutch general election]], but did not get enough votes for a seat in the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]]. Their candidates for the election were:
#Marco Pastors, councillor in Rotterdam for [[Leefbaar Rotterdam]].
#Joost Eerdmans, member of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]].
#Hikmat Mahawat Khan, business consultant and co-founder of the Contact Groep Islam.
#Ronald Sorensen, councillor in Rotterdam for [[Leefbaar Rotterdam]].
#Secil Arda, business consultant.
#Sander Simons, PR adviser / former broadcast journalist.
#Anton van Schijndel, member of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]].
#Gerlof Jukema, doctor and member of the member of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]].

===Party Program===
The party published its party program on October 9, 2006. However, media reports already provided some details in the week before. The party calls for a 4% income tax reduction across the board, will abolish almost all Dutch foreign development aid, and will return to the taxpayers the "Kok Quarter," a [[sales tax]] increase on [[gasoline]] introduced by [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] minister [[Wim Kok]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|title=EénNL wil afschaffing ontwikkelingsgeld|url=http://www.elsevier.nl/nieuws/politiek/nieuwsbericht/asp/artnr/119040/index.html|publisher=[[Elsevier (magazine)|Elsevier]]|date=2006-10-06|language=nl}}</ref>

The key issues are:<ref>{{in lang|nl}} Election program at website eennl.nl [http://www.eennl.nl/files/Verkiezingsprogramma_EenNL.pdf Link]</ref>
*Democratic reform:
** elected prime minister and mayors, although the party is not in favor of a republic
** abolition of the [[Senate of the Netherlands|Senate]] and reducing the size of the [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|House of Representatives]]
*Government:
** reduction of number of ministries to 6 (security, environment, general affairs, finance, foreign affairs, social affairs)
** 30% reduction in civil servants in next 4 years, transparency in the appointment of government officials<ref>''EénNL: Topbenoemingen voortaan openbaar'' [[De Telegraaf]] November 13, 2006 [http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/tk2006/53348961/EénNL:_Topbenoemingen_voortaan_openbaar.html Link]</ref>
* Taxation
** reduction of general income taxes by 1% per year
** abolition of gasoline tax introduced by the [[Dutch Labour Party]] Minister [[Wim Kok]] in 1991
** keeping the tax exemption on housing loans
* Security:
** introduction of minimum sentencing, lay judges
** more effective police force by cutting [[bureaucracy]], legalization on the production of [[drug harmfulness|soft drugs]]
* Immigration
** deportation of illegal residents, [[Permanent residence (United States)|greencard]] system
* Integration
** strict [[separation of church and state]], no government subsidies for religious and ethnic organizations
** ban on [[burqa|burkas]], new immigrants to be required to speak Dutch, official publications to be in Dutch only
* Education
** downsizing schools, cutting management, emphasis on teaching practical skills
* Europe:
** Access for new East European workers to Dutch job market only when existing unemployment is resolved.

==References==
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[[Category:Defunct nationalist parties in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Liberal parties in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2006]]
[[Category:Right-wing populism in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Right-wing populist parties]]