Free German Workers' Party Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei | |
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| Abbreviation | FAP |
| Leader | Martin Pape (1979–1988) Friedhelm Busse (1988–1995) |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Banned | 24 February 1995 |
| Headquarters | Bonn,Federal Republic of Germany |
| Membership(1987) | 500 |
| Ideology | Strasserism Neo-Nazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Red, black and white |
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TheFree German Workers' Party (German:Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei,FAP) was aneo-Nazi political party in Germany. It was outlawed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in 1995.
The FAP was founded in 1979. However, it was largely insignificant until the banning of theAction Front of National Socialists/National Activists in 1983 whenMichael Kühnen encouraged members to infiltrate this tiny group. A minor party (around 500 members in 1987) it experienced something of a growth afterGerman reunification and sought, unsuccessfully, an alliance with theNational Democratic Party.[1] It contested the1987 federal election and the1989 European elections although in both instances it attracted negligible support.[2]
Associated withStrasserism, the FAP party managed to gain some support amongstfootball hooligans but was damaged by Kühnen's homosexuality, and took a stand against him. The party continued underFriedhelm Busse from 1989 but it lost a number of members to new groups loyal to Kühnen, including theGerman Alternative (1989) and theNational Offensive (1990).[4]
The party was outlawed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 24 February 1995.
| Election | Party list | Seats | +/– | Status | |
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| 1987 | 405 | 0.0 | 0 / 631 | New | Extra-parliamentary |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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| 1989 | 19,151 | 0.07 (#16) | 0 / 99 |  | NI |
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