National Democratic Party of Germany
The National Democratic Party (German: [Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a far-right political party in Germany. It is usually just called the NPD. It was formed after the Deutsche Reichspartei dissolved in 1964.
It is not the same as the old Hessian Nationaldemokratischen Partei. That was one of the parties which joined to form the Deutsche Reichspartei in 1949.
The German government tried to get the NPD banned in 2003, but the Bundesverfassungsgericht threw the case out when some of the leaders of the party turned out to be agents or informers of German security services, including the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which still lists the NPD as a dangerous organisation because its policies are a threat to the peace and stability of Germany and the constitution. The NPD is also referred to as being Neo-Nazi, as it openly opposes Turks, blacks, gays and Jews.
National Democratic Party Of Germany Media
NPD logo until the end of 2010
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Logo of the NPD after its merger with the DVU until 2013
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Logo of the NPD 2013–2023
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Udo Voigt, former leader of the NPD, standing in front of a banner depicting Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. Hess, who died in prison in 1987, is considered a martyr by the NPD, and the party attempted to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
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Holger Apfel, NPD leader from 2011 to 2013
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Supporters of the NPD and other protesters in Dresden, 2009
A 2007 Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime demonstration at the Reichstag calling for the NPD to be banned. The banner reads "Auschwitz gedenkt" ("Remember Auschwitz").
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Logo of the youth wing since 2018
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White nationalist leader David Duke (right), and the leader of the National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), Udo Voigt (left), shaking hands in Saxony, Germany.
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NPD Vote in 2013 elections
References
- ↑ "Neonazis in der NPD auf dem Vormarsch". sueddeutsche.de. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
Das neonazistische Spektrum hat seinen Einfluss innerhalb der NPD ausgebaut.
- ↑ "Neo-Nazi NPD party takes hold in municipal vote in Saxony". thelocal.de/. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
The neo-Nazi NPD party has representatives in every county council in the eastern German state of Saxony after it increased its share of the vote in municipal elections on Sunday.
