Free German Workers Party
Busse then became associated with the Free German Workers' Party (FAP), becoming leader of the party in November 1988 when Michael Kühnen was forced from that position due to his homosexuality. Kühnen had been opposed by Jürgen Mosler, the fiercely homophobic leader of the party's North Rhine-Westphalia group and Busse had thrown his lot in with him in order to emerge as leader. Busse and Mosler themselves soon clashed however, resulting in a further split in the party. In keeping with his ideological roots Busse sought to reinvigorate the party by turning it towards Strasserism with which he had long been associated.
However the FAP declined as successor groups loyal to Kühnen emerged, with FAP membership as low as 220 people by 1992. Nevertheless Busse remained influential as an individual and was present at Rostock in 1992 when neo-Nazis launched an arson attack on an immigrants hostel.
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