Centre Party '86

In the 1987 provincial elections, the seat in Flevoland, which was occupied by Wim Beaux for the Centre Party, was lost.

The CP'86 did not participate In the 1989 general elections, that incidentally, led to the re-entry of Hans Janmaat into parliament, this time for CD.

A large group of young people from the banned Youth Front Netherlands (JFN) under their former chairman Stewart Mordaunt joined up with CP'86.

Under the energetic leadership of Henk Ruitenberg, who joined in 1993, assisted by Tim Mudde from the JFN, a satisfying revival of the party took place.

From May 1992 to May 1996, Tim Mudde was the party secretary and fully put his political street activism into practice.

The number of council seats declined after the mid-nineties, despite the activism, as a result of the ever-improving economic prosperity and competition from CD.

The latter, which wanted a 'clean' image, started a new party in 1997 under the name Volksnationalisten Nederland (VNN) with Beaux, and later Ruitenberg, as president.

VNN made use of publicity stunts and took part in Rotterdam council elections, but booked disappointing results.

On September 30, 1997, the Supreme Court condemned the then central administration and former chairman Wijngaarden together with the party as a criminal organization that was systematically guilty of inciting xenophobia, which meant the end of CP'86.