National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)
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National Democratic Party of Germany
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
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| President | Frank Franz |
| Founded | November 28, 1964 |
| Preceded by | German Empire Party |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
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Deutsche Stimme (German Voice) |
| Youth wing | Junge Nationaldemokraten |
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Neo-Nazism German nationalism Pan-Germanism Anti-immigration Anti-globalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| Colours | Black, white, red |
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The National Democratic Party of Germany (German: Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, NPD) is a far-right and ultranationalistpolitical party in Germany.
The party was founded in 1964 as successor to the German Reich Party (German: Deutsche Reichspartei, DRP). Party statements also self-identify the party as Germany's "only significant patriotic force". On 1 January 2011, the nationalist German People's Union (German: Deutsche Volksunion) merged with the NPD and the party name of the National Democratic Party of Germany was extended by the addition of "The People's Union".
The party is usually described as a neo-Nazi organization, and has been referred to as "the most significant neo-Nazi party to emerge after 1945". The German Federal Agency for Civic Education, or BPB, has criticized the NPD for working with members of organizations which were later found unconstitutional by the federal courts and disbanded, while the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, classifies the NPD as a "threat to the constitutional order" because of its platform and philosophy, and it is under their observation. An effort to outlaw the party failed in 2003, because the government had a large number of informers and agents in the party, some in high position, who had written part of the material used against them.
Since its founding in 1964, the NPD has never managed to win enough votes on the federal level to cross Germany's 5% minimum threshold for representation in the Bundestag; it has succeeded in crossing the 5% threshold and gaining representation in state parliaments 11 times, most recently in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Udo Voigt led the NPD from 1996 to 2011. He was succeeded by Holger Apfel, who in turn was replaced by Udo Pastörs in December 2013. In November 2014, Pastörs was ousted and Frank Franz became the party's leader. Voigt was elected the party's first Member of the European Parliament in 2014.
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