The far-right Republicans, in disarray after a series of state election disasters in recent months, are not expected to get into Parliament this year.

If elections were held today, one German declared, he would vote for the far-right Republicans.

In 1989, the far-right Republicans, campaigning for tougher immigration laws, won almost 18 percent of a local vote, or more than twice the national average.

The far-right Republicans also put up a last-minute candidate but he failed to win more than 12 votes.

Among the suits are some from the Greens and others from far-right Republicans.

Rather, Senator Hatch has used time and political skill to overcome far-right Republicans who wanted to do just that.

Some far-right Republicans tried out the line that the country did not need health care reform.

Neither were far-right Republicans rejected by the voters in 1996, as pundits claimed: 94 percent of conservative Republican incumbents won re-election, compared with 88 percent of moderate ones.

But Conservatives in the ruling coalition dislike the idea because they fear losses at the polls next year to the far-right Republicans.

"We can hardly believe how quickly public interest in our party has grown," Rolf Schlierer, the leader of the far-right Republicans said in a statement.