German League for People and Homeland
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The German League for People and Homeland ( or ) is a right wing political organization in Germany
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and his more extreme deputy Harald Neubauer
, which culminated in Schönhuber being forced to temporarily resign in 1990. However he soon gained the upper hand and, returning to the leadership, forced Neubauer out of the party and replaced him as vice-chairman with Rolf Schlierer
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With Neubauer and a number of his followers purged, they regrouped in January 1991 under the banner of the Deutsche Allianz-Vereinigte Rechte, before adopting the DVLH sobriquet later that same year. The new group had the declared aim of uniting the many factions on the far-right under a single banner and initially had some success, attracting three Republikaner MEPs (Johanna Grund
, Peter Köhler and Hans-Günther Schodruch) and the support of the influential Nation Europa
journal. Neubauer, Rudolf Kendzia and Jürgen Schützinger were part of a three man leadership team. Although former NPD chiefs Martin Mussgnug
and Franz Glasauer were also given leading roles the new group made little impression in the state elections of 1992, the first in which it ran candidates.
It gained its first political representation that same year when a German People's Union
(DVU) member of the Bremen
state legislature joined the party. During the 1990s other DVU members in Schleswig-Holstein
also joined the party, although the process went into decline from 1995 as they returned to the DVU. In the 1996 election the party captured only 0.2% of the Schleswig-Holstein vote, underlining their decline in the area. As a result the group ceased to organise as a political party in 1997, continuing as a political association. Despite this, they ran in local elections in 2004, capturing 6.2% of the vote and two seats in Villingen-Schwenningen
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Germany
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History
The DVLH had its orginis in the power struggle within Die Republikaner between moderate leader Franz SchönhuberFranz Schönhuber
Franz Xaver Schönhuber was a German journalist and author. He gained fame as a founder and eventual chairman of the German Party The Republicans.-Career:...
and his more extreme deputy Harald Neubauer
Harald Neubauer
Harald Neubauer is a German politician and journalist from the far right scene. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1994....
, which culminated in Schönhuber being forced to temporarily resign in 1990. However he soon gained the upper hand and, returning to the leadership, forced Neubauer out of the party and replaced him as vice-chairman with Rolf Schlierer
Rolf Schlierer
Rolf Schlierer is a German physician, lawyer and politician and the current leader of the small right-wing party The Republicans .-Early life and non-political career:...
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With Neubauer and a number of his followers purged, they regrouped in January 1991 under the banner of the Deutsche Allianz-Vereinigte Rechte, before adopting the DVLH sobriquet later that same year. The new group had the declared aim of uniting the many factions on the far-right under a single banner and initially had some success, attracting three Republikaner MEPs (Johanna Grund
Johanna Grund
Johanna Christina Grund is a German journalist, writer and politician with Die Republikaner . She was a member of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994....
, Peter Köhler and Hans-Günther Schodruch) and the support of the influential Nation Europa
Nation Europa
Nation Europa is a monthly magazine, published in Germany, that was originally established in support of Pan-European nationalism...
journal. Neubauer, Rudolf Kendzia and Jürgen Schützinger were part of a three man leadership team. Although former NPD chiefs Martin Mussgnug
Martin Mussgnug
Martin Mussgnug was a German politician and former leader of the National Democratic Party of Germany ....
and Franz Glasauer were also given leading roles the new group made little impression in the state elections of 1992, the first in which it ran candidates.
It gained its first political representation that same year when a German People's Union
German People's Union
The German People's Union is a nationalist political party in Germany. It was founded by publisher Gerhard Frey as an informal association in 1971 and established as a party in 1987. Financially, it is largely dependent on Frey....
(DVU) member of the Bremen
Bremen (state)
The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is the smallest of Germany's 16 states. A more informal name, but used in some official contexts, is Land Bremen .-Geography:...
state legislature joined the party. During the 1990s other DVU members in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
also joined the party, although the process went into decline from 1995 as they returned to the DVU. In the 1996 election the party captured only 0.2% of the Schleswig-Holstein vote, underlining their decline in the area. As a result the group ceased to organise as a political party in 1997, continuing as a political association. Despite this, they ran in local elections in 2004, capturing 6.2% of the vote and two seats in Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 80,941 inhabitants .-History:...
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