In 1997 Roeder stood as the NPD candidate ( a far-right party ) for Stralsund in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern during the parliamentary elections , promoting himself as `` Chancellor alternative 1998 '' , but was unsuccessful .
In 1997 , he stood as the NPD candidate ( a far-right party ) for Stralsund in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern during the parliamentary elections , promoting himself as `` Chancellor alternative 1998 '' , but was unsuccessful .