Farid Azarkan (born 16 October 1971) is a Dutch politician who has been serving as the Leader of Denk since 26 September 2020.[1][2][3] Additionally, he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 23 March 2017. Azarkan previously held the position of parliamentary leader between 21 March 2020 and 3 August 2023. Azarkan was the lijsttrekker for Denk in the 2021 general election.[4]
Farid Azarkan | |
|---|---|
 Azarkan in 2017 | |
| Leader of Denk | |
| In office 26 September 2020 – 3 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tunahan Kuzu |
| Succeeded by | Stephan van Baarle |
| Leader of Denk in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 March 2020 – 3 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tunahan Kuzu |
| Succeeded by | Stephan van Baarle |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 5 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1971 Tafersit, Morocco |
| Nationality |
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| Political party | DENK |
| Residence | Culemborg |
| Alma mater | Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland (BBA) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Drs.) University of Greenwich / Saxion (MSc) |
Controversies
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In February 2017, reports surfaced indicating that certain members of the youth department of Denk had created fake social media profiles with the intent of influencing public opinion.[5] Tunahan Kuzu acknowledged the existence of these internet trolls and stated that they would be held accountable for their actions.[6][7] Furthermore, Kuzu said that "Farid Azarkan may have given some sort of permission, but that is not entirely clear."[8]
Azarkan has been criticised for designing a banner in the style of the PVV with the image of the populist politician Geert Wilders and the logo of the PVV with the slogan "After March 15, we will purify the Netherlands". According to DENK, the idea behind the campaign would have been to "show how far the PVV can go." Nonetheless, the party management, Selçuk Öztürk and Tunahan Kuzu, decided not to place the advertisement.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ admin (23 March 2017). "Azarkan F. (DENK)". www.houseofrepresentatives.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Een kudtkoekiewall. Omdat dat moet, van de kudtkoekiewet". www.geenstijl.nl. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Drs. F. (Farid) Azarkan MSc". www.parlement.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Boon, Floor (8 September 2020). "Denk draagt Azarkan voor als lijsttrekker". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Andreas KouwenhovenHugo Logtenberg 10 februari 2017 (10 February 2017). "Nep-aanhang is online actief voor politieke partij Denk - NRC". NRC. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jongeren van partij Denk aangesproken op nepprofielen". Trouw. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Kuzu: trollen verleden tijd bij Denk | NOS". Nos.nl. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Door: ANP (2017-02-16). "Kuzu spreekt tweede man Denk aan op inzet 'trollen' | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op". Nu.nl. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ "DENK plande een nepnieuwscampagne onder PVV-vlag". NPO Radio 1 (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Denk werkte aan nepadvertentie PVV". nos.nl (in Dutch). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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