The Republicans (Germany)  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search The Republicans Die Republikaner
Leader Rolf Schlierer Founded 26 November 1983 Headquarters
Munich, Bavaria Membership 6,800 (2009)[1] Ideology National
conservatism Right-wing populism Political position Right-wing
International affiliation None European affiliation None
European Parliament group None Colours Black, Red, Gold Politics
of Germany Political parties  The Republicans (German: Die
Republikaner, REP) is a national conservative political party in
Germany. The primary plank of the program is opposition to
immigration. The party tends to attract protest voters who think
that the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian
Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) are not sufficiently conservative.
It was founded in 1983 by former CSU members Franz Handlos and
Ekkehard Voigt, and Franz Schönhuber was the party's leader from
1985 to 1994. The party has since been led by Rolf Schlierer.
The Republicans had seats in