German Peace Union Deutsche Friedens-Union | |
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| Founded | 17 December 1960 [1] |
| Dissolved | 1989 [2] |
| Merger of | BdD, Dt. Klub, KPD, SDS (factions), DFG, [3] DDU, NPD |
| Ideology | Anti-Western integration Pacifism Neutrality Factions [4] [5] Communism Socialism Conservatism German nationalism |
| Political position | Majority: Left-wing [6] to far-left [7] Factions: Big tent |
| National affiliation | Campaign for Democratic Progress (1969) |
| Colours | Purple (customary) |
German Peace Union (German : Deutsche Friedens-Union, or DFU) was the name of a pacifist party in the Federal Republic of Germany. It was heavily controlled by former members of the Communist Party of Germany [1] and was funded by East Germany until its dissolution. [8] Since the late 1960s, the DFU was controlled by the new German Communist Party (DKP) [9] and it stopped participating in elections. [2]
Attempts of a coalition with the Action Group of Independent Germans for the 1965 and 1969 elections went unsuccessfully. [10]