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en-wikipedia-org-3749		Liberalism in the Netherlands - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4101	628	63	From the founding of the Dutch Republic in the 16th century to beginning of the 19th century the main political conflict was between the liberal urban patriciate and the supporters of the House of Orange, from the lower class and orthodox variants of Protestantism.[2] The urban patriciate favoured religious tolerance. Liberalism also dominated the universities, the media and business.[4] The liberals supported a laissez-faire economy, free trade, civil rights and a gradual expansion of suffrage.[3] Thorbecke became Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 1849, and would serve two more terms throughout his lifetime. The progressive liberal Freeminded Democratic League joined the new Doorbraak leftwing Labour Party. The party was led by the former leader of the Freeminded Democratic League, Pieter Oud. In the Dutch pillarized political system the liberals mainly appealed to urban, secular upper and middle class. Individual Liberal Parties[edit] From Liberal Union until People's Party for Freedom and Democracy[edit] (League of) Free Liberals[edit] Liberal Party[edit] Liberal political parties in the Netherlands Liberal State Party Liberal State Party	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3749.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3749.txt