Deutsche Rechtspartei

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Deutsche Rechtspartei (German Right Party) was a German right wing political party that emerged after the Second World War.

Also known as the Deutsche Konservative Partei - Deutsche Rechtspartei (the party used both names, varying the name used between different Länder) the group was formed in 1946, initially presenting itself as a conservative party. Originally intended as a continuation of the German National People's Party, it soon attracted a number of former Nazis and its programme changed towards a more neo-Nazi stance. In the elections to the first Bundestag in 1949 the party captured five seats. Despite this success they were also weakened that same year when the Socialist Reich Party was formed and a number of members left to join the more openly Nazi party. Within the Bundestag the DRP began to work closely with a number of more minor groups on the right, such as the National Democrats (a minor group that should not be confused with the later National Democratic Party of Germany). Between 1950 and 1951 the DRP sought to merge with these groups in order to form a larger grouping, which resulted in the creation of the German Empire Party.

Although effectively defunct a report on the party was produced by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in 1952. The report claimed that the party had actively tried to organise members of earlier rightwing groups, although no action was taken as the party had ceased to exist.