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Exactly ten years ago, on 6 March 2002, Pim Fortuyn, as leader of Leefbaar Rotterdam, achieved a resounding victory in the municipal elections in the Maasstad. On 6 March 2002, Pim Fortuyn, as leader of Leefbaar Rotterdam, achieved a glorious election victory in Rotterdam as the top candidate for the municipal council of Rotterdam. That same evening, a memorable debate between the top candidates followed on television, led by Paul Witteman of the VARA, between Fortuyn and Melkert (PvdA). In The Day that Pim Fortuyn Won, a reconstruction of this political-historical debate. Debate leader Paul Witteman and Fortuyn's closest confidants, Ad Melkert, Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) and Hans Dijkstal (VVD) look back on what happened in front of and behind the scenes. Photo: AVRO