In the 2001 Hamburg state parliament elections it instantly came third and received 19.4 % of votes ( only 7 points behind the major conservative CDU ) and 25 of the 121 seats in the assembly . During the campaign , it had accused the state government of insufficient action against criminality , drugs , violence , demanding more police and tougher sanctions . It benefitted from a general feeling of insecurity that had spread after the September 11 attacks in the United States , especially given that three of the terrorists had lived and studied in Hamburg . After the election , the new party joined a centre-right coalition with the CDU and the liberal FDP . The Schill party had 3 out of 11 senators ( equivalent to ministers ) , with Ronald Schill being deputy mayor and senator of the interior
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive