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Party for a Rule of Law Offensive of them joining the CDU. The members who hadn't left elected a new leader and changed their short name to "Offensive D". Under that name, they came in last at the 2005 German federal election, polling 3,338 out of over 47 million votes (less than 0.01%). The party dissolved due to poor election results and financial problems in September 2007, having lost several leading figures and entire state groups to other right-wing parties such as the Centre Party. Party for a Rule of Law Offensive The Party for a Rule of Law Offensive, Rule of Law State Offensive Party, Party