On 1 January 2011, the nationalist German People's Union (German: Deutsche Volksunion) merged with the NPD and the party name of the National Democratic Party of Germany was extended by the addition of "The People's Union".
Pada tanggal 1 januari 2011, partai nasionalis Uni Rakyat Jerman (Jerman: Deutsche Volksunion ) bergabung dengan NPD dan nama partai Partai Nasional Demokrat Jerman diperpanjang penambahan kata "Uni Rakyat".