National Democrats Party
| New Zealand National Democrats Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Anton Foljambe |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Christchurch |
| Ideology | Conservativism, Nationalism |
|
Politics of New Zealand Political parties Elections | |
The National Democrats Party (NDP) was a small right-wing political party in New Zealand, formed in 1999 by Anton Foljambe. It has met with limited success.
The party describes itself as "New Zealand's only conservative political party". It is generally regarded as crypto-fascist, but not racist. Foljambe has run as an election candidate two or three times, with poor results. Kyle Chapman became Deputy Chairman of the NDP, and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Christchurch in 2007, pulling approximately 1% of the vote.[1]
The party's policies include strident anti-communism and anti-feminism, the restoration of capital punishment and corporal punishment, and strong national defence. It advocates a "corporatist" constitution, and has a conspiratorial view of world events.
Foljambe resigned from the party in 2007. The party now appears to be defunct. Its website is no longer operational.
References
- ↑ "The wackiest candidates win our votes". nzherald.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
Making waves - or possibly up for a salute or three - on the Mainland was Kyle Chapman, former National Front leader standing under the National Democrats banner for Christchurch mayor.
