▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( N PD ). ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁circles ▁of ▁the ▁dissol ved ▁German ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁( D V U ) ▁announced ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁party ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁N PD ▁was ▁planned . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁articles ▁of ▁association ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁program ▁were ▁forward ed ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Return ing ▁Officer ▁for ▁exam ination . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁second ▁federal ▁convention ▁of ▁The ▁Right ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Ludwig sh afen ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Public ▁Pro sec utor ' s ▁Office ▁in ▁Dort mund ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ian ▁State ▁Association ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁reason ▁for ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁investigation . ▁It ▁exam ined ▁a ▁viol ation ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁association ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Res istance ▁Dort mund ▁( ▁National er ▁W ider stand ▁Dort mund , ▁N W DO ). ▁The ▁" hard ▁core " ▁of ▁the ▁N W DO ▁( D ennis ▁G iem sch , ▁Michael ▁Br ück ▁and ▁Sieg fried ▁Bor ch ard t ) ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁party ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Federal ▁Party ▁Congress ▁took ▁place