A Study Of The German National Democratic Party In Voigt Era (1996-2011)

The German leniency party system provides great development space for the development of extreme right-wing parties.After the establishment of Federal Republic of Germany in 1949,the three extreme right-wing parties,the "Economic Construction Association",the "Socialist Empire Party"and the "German Empire party" have made great success in power and organization in parliamentary elections.Founded in 1964,the German National Democratic Party of Germany is the oldest of the extreme right-wing parties.It has become Germany's fourth largest political force at the end of 1960s,which number of Party members reached 28 thousand and has 7 seats in the 11 federal parliament.It therefore achieved the rise.But with its defeat in the 1969 parliamentary elections,the German National Democratic Party in the 70s until the beginning of the decline in the early 80s,until the late 80s has gradually climbed.The unification of two Germany did not significantly promote the development of the National Democratic Party of Germany.When Voigt took office in 1996,the National Democratic Party of Germany has been plunged into crisis,facing the dissolution.However,when he took office a few years later,NPD reversed the declining tendency rapidly and gradually realize the rise again.This is mainly for the increase in the number of Party members and the election of a series of success:the number of its members from 3500 people in 1996 rose quickly to 6000 in 1998,to 2007 is a record high of 7200 people.With the growing strength of the organization,coupled with effective local policies and the progress of the promotion of the work and other factors,NPD in 2004 to 9.2%of the second high rate of vote in the history of the Isaacson State Council,which is the first time since 1968,the German National Democratic Party into the federal state Council,but also an important symbol of its re emergence.Thereafter,NPD in 2006 and twice in 2011 to Mecklenburg Vorpommern parliament,in 2009 again into the Saxony state parliament,this is also the NPD since the founding of the Communist Party of China for the first time continuous in the same state legislatures have seats.The federal parliamentary elections in 2005,NPD won 1.6%of the vote,creating a new high since 1969.With the success of the State Council and the federal parliamentary elections,NPD received a large number of national funds and campaign subsidies,coupled with the increase in donations,NPD financial situation in the Voigt's period has been greatly improved.For the need of professional party work,NPD has built a number of functional institutions,such as "National Democratic Education Center","Home and national identity education","national training department","regional political association","National Women's community".Therefore,as the only one of the most right-wing political parties,the NPD organization of the organization is the highest level in the extreme right wing camp.In addition,the activity of NPD has been greatly enhanced,it is a successful unity of the very right-wing forces,holding a large number of collective activities to achieve the most of its history and other demonstrations.On the basis of this,the NPD further strengthens the cooperation between the extreme right faction and the German people's Union,the German Social Union,the German Party and the Republican Party.DVU and the Republican Party has been relatively decline,so NPD has been able to re establish its leading position in the German extreme right wing in the NPD's new rise.In the international NPD has also been strongly strengthened with other countries,the extreme right-wing political parties and organizations of the horizontal joint,to become Germany's highest representative in the international extreme right wing.There are three main reasons for the reemergence of NPD during the period of Voigt.The first reason is the transformation of the main political ideas.It questioned the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the status quo of its development,and to deny the need to continue to exist,the public call for the overthrow of the current system.It is also fundamentally rejected by the parliamentary democracy,which is opposed to the basic order of the free and democratic,seeking to establish a non parliamentary system.In dealing with the problems of history,it always adhere to the revision to the borders of Germany and the German war crime problem,trying to beautify the Third Reich and the excuse,deny or underestimate its crimes.In addition,the NPD implementation of the"new"anti-Semitism in the period of Voigt,the anti-American,anti-capital,anti-globalization,from the financial,economic and other angles to continue its old anti-Jewish policy.Along with the political idea unceasing extreme,NPD's thought connotation and the Nazi is getting closer,it has already developed into a new Nazi character "anti system" political party,completely free from the previous "and the system is consistent" the political party's image.The transformation of political philosophy and extreme become the unity of Neo Nazi,skinhead molecular and other far right violence organization;implement the "street fight" and as the ideological foundation of the common will to fight strategy.With the addition of these fresh forces,the number of Party members and activities of NPD has been greatly improved,which has laid a solid foundation for its re emergence.The second reason lies in the transformation of the basic policy of NPD.With the reunification of Germany after the world political and economic globalization unceasingly thorough and the large-scale enlargement,German Society and economy has also been greatly affected,especially the eastern region due to under double pressure of economic reform and political reform has more is produced a lot of problems.But he did not grasp this historic opportunity,he in the eastern region still adhere to the policy led to historical revisionism,so it has no effect.Voigt comply with the development of the times,leading the NPD achieved from the German nationalism to the "National Socialism".To this end,NPD in the economic,political and other fields will not be the first to maintain the interests of the middle class in the market economy,but to protect the interests of the social vulnerable groups,and thus the implementation of anti globalization,anti EU,anti social welfare reform as the core economic and labor market policy.In order to reflect on the "little people"of concern,the policy of the composition of the civilian population.In treating foreigners.Voigt began to exclusive struggle and social problems combined,take "social problem nationalization" way of implementing the to exclude the core of foreign policy,it is the foreigners in Germany's existence as the root of all social and political problems,advocated indiscriminately against all foreigners.NPD,which caters to the middle and lower levels,especially the social vulnerable groups,has a good effect of propaganda,and it can be in the Isaacson State Council in 2004,thanks to a wave of protests against social welfare cuts in Germany.The third reason lies in the implementation of the "four pillar",which is the decisive factor for the re emergence of the German National Democratic Party.With the help of the organization of the extreme right wing camp open,the number of Party members and Party members of the German National Democratic Party has been greatly improved,so as to ensure the implementation of the fight for the streets also laid the foundation for the rise of NPD.The massive collective activity has been united to the extreme right faction of the various forces,external has expanded the influence of NPD,all kinds of music has become an effective way to attract young voters."For the mind to fight"strategy promotes the NPD Party member cadre team construction and theory construction,improve the party members and cadres of the political quality and academic level,coupled with the non Party Intellectuals strong absorption,NPD in the implementation of the "fight for parliament" strategy and entered Parliament prepared for the cadres."East" policy with NPD first in Saxony has the great advantage of human organization and,coupled with effective propaganda and campaign and solid and meticulous work place factors such as NPD was successfully established some support rate is high,"fortress" area and build for the care of the local affairs,responsible "normal partisan" image.Based on the success of the local councils in NPD can be into Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommem parliament,create success in the election.Since then,NPD relying on the fight for the organization's will to fight the success of the United Nations within the United Nations,the success of a variety of forces,in the election and collective activities to support each other,initially built a very right-wing national front,external through active international joint policy to make their own development has become the most influential German extreme right-wing faction in the world.With its own strong and DVU and the relative decline of the Republican Party,NPD has become the German extreme right wing of the gravitational field and the point of crystallization.The resurgence of the German National Democratic Party has attracted the attention of all sectors of the German society,and has caused some social panic.In the face of the NPD again brought the rise of political risk and social harm,the German Society launched a struggle to give tit for tat.The German government and the Democratic Party and the social forces to seek to ban it,to this end,the parties also launched a heated discussion.However,the re emergence of NPD in fact can only be considered a long-term decline after the rise of the current NPD both from the number of Party members.