National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany)

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The National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) was a satellite political party in the German Democratic Republic that represented former Nazis, military officers, and middle-class conservatives within the state-controlled socialist political system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
satellite party ⓘ
alignedWith policies of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
controlledBy Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
cooperatedWith Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) ⓘ
Democratic Farmers’ Party of Germany ⓘ
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) ⓘ
country German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
electionCharacteristic elections were non-competitive ⓘ
electoralList ran on National Front list ⓘ
function legitimization of GDR’s claim to represent all social strata ⓘ
political integration of former members of Nazi organizations ⓘ
hadParliamentaryRepresentationIn Volkskammer ⓘ
ideology nationalism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalStatus block party ⓘ
membershipBase conservative citizens of the GDR ⓘ
former members of Nazi Party ⓘ
former officers of other German armed forces ⓘ
former officers of the Wehrmacht ⓘ
middle-class professionals ⓘ
operatedWithin state-controlled political framework of the GDR ⓘ
oppositionStatus loyal to ruling Socialist Unity Party ⓘ
not an opposition party ⓘ
parliamentaryBehavior voted unanimously with National Front ⓘ
participatedIn elections in the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
partOf National Front of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
politicalFunction channelled support for the GDR among former regime supporters ⓘ
reduced potential opposition from former Nazis and officers ⓘ
politicalOrientation pro-Soviet bloc ⓘ
pro-socialist ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
conservative ⓘ
politicalRights did not compete independently for power ⓘ
politicalSystem state-socialist one-party dominant system ⓘ
recognizedBy authorities of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
region East Germany ⓘ
represented former Nazis ⓘ
former Wehrmacht officers ⓘ
former military officers ⓘ
middle-class conservatives ⓘ
shortName NDPD ⓘ
status subordinate to Socialist Unity Party of Germany ⓘ
systemRole integrated former Nazis into socialist system ⓘ
provided controlled outlet for conservative views ⓘ
wasComponentOf GDR’s bloc party system ⓘ

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National Front of the German Democratic Republic → memberOrganization → National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) ⓘ
National Front (East Germany) → includes → National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) ⓘ
subject linked to: National Front
NF → associatedParty → National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany) ⓘ