Party for a Rule of Law Offensive

Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive
LeaderRonald Schill
(2000–2003)
Mario Mettbach
(2003–2004)
Markus Wagner
(2004–2006)
Peter-Alexander von der Marwitz [de]
(2006–2007)
Wolfgang Jabbusch
(2007)
Founded13 July 2000
Dissolved29 October 2007
Succeeded byCitizens in Rage
(Bremen section)
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Conservatism
Law and order[1]
Political positionRight-wing
Website
schill-partei.de (archive)

The Party for a Rule of Law Offensive,[2] Rule of Law State Offensive Party,[3] Party for the Promotion of the Rule of Law,[4] Law and Order Offensive Party,[5] or Party of Law and Order Offensive[6][7] (German: Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive),[nb 1] commonly known as the "Schill party"[3][8] from 2000 to 2003, was a minor right-wing populist[9][10] party in Germany, mainly active in the state of Hamburg, that ran on a platform of law and order.[2] It was founded in July 2000 by the judge Ronald Schill and was temporarily very successful in Hamburg, winning 19.4% of the votes in the 2001 state election and joining a coalition government. After the centre-right coalition collapsed and Schill left the party in 2003, it quickly lost support. Attempts to expand to other states or the federal level were unsuccessful.[3] It may therefore be considered a "flash party"[2] or protest party.[10]

  1. ^ Patton, David F. (2005). Dogs That Did Not Bark: German Exceptionalism Reconsidered. Berghahn Books. p. 177. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c Gunlicks, Arthur (2003). The Länder and German Federalism. Manchester University Press. p. 310.
  3. ^ a b c Lees, Charles. The Limits of Party-Based Euroscepticism in Germany. Vol. I. p. 32. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help),
  4. ^ Roberts, Geoffrey K. (2006). German electoral politics. Manchester University Press. p. xii.
  5. ^ Hyde-Price, Adrian (2003). Germany: Redefining its security role. Routledge. p. 104. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Ziemann, Sascha (2004). "Report – Bundesgerichtshof – Strafsachen (Federal Court of Justice, Criminal Law) – 2001/2002". Annual of German & European Law 2003. Berghahn Books: 458.
  7. ^ Helm, Toby (8 September 2001). "'Judge Merciless' takes far-Right party up polls". The Telegraph.
  8. ^ Patton (2005). Dogs That Did Not Bark. p. 174.
  9. ^ Dürr, Tobias (2003). On "Westalgia": Why West German Mentalities and Habits Persist in the Berlin Republic. Berghahn Books. p. 47. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. ^ a b Søe, Christian (2005). A False Dawn for Germany's Liberals: The Rise and Fall of Project 18. p. 117. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)


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