Beertema did not stand in the Dutch general election of November 2023. He had been placed 16th on the list of Party for Freedom candidates, and considered this too low given his experience in the party, and turned the option down. The day before the elections, Beertema announced on X that he had become a member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement and that he would vote for Caroline van der Plas.[2] During the coalition forming process, he questioned the ability of his former party to govern, given its representatives' lack of experience.[3]
