The party was labeled as right wing and conservative liberal by the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.

In the Dutch general election of 2010 on 9 June 2010 Verdonk did not receive enough votes to secure a seat in the House of Representatives.

[6] On 19 November 2012, the merger was stopped and Trots op Nederland continued as an independent party.

[citation needed] The party described its platform under the acronym PRIDE which consists of eight main themes: education, integration, regulation, security, immigration, traffic management, social care, and development cooperation.

In Verdonk's vision, a small but decisive government works best, which enforces the most necessary laws strictly and justly.