Emil Schlee was a German

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 historian and politician with the CDU

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 and REP. He was born in Schwerin

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 and died in Schwentinental

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.

A noted history academic, Schlee had long called for the restoration of Germany to her 1937 borders, arguing that "if the heart of Europe

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 is sick, then Europe can not be healthy and will not be healthy". Politically he first came to prominence as a spokesman for the expellees

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 before serving as a member of the CDU. He left the party in 1985.

Joining the REP Schlee served as a member of the European Parliament

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 from 1989 to 1994 for REP. Although he was not associated with the Harald Neubauer

Harald Neubauer

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-Johanna Grund

Johanna Grund

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 dissident faction he did clash with Franz Schönhuber

Franz Schönhuber

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 as he opposed the leader's plans to co-operate with far right

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 groups such as Front National and Vlaams Blok

Vlaams Blok

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in the European Parliament. Ultimately Sclhee, party chairman in Schleswig-Holstein

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, stood against Schönhuber for the leadership of the party at the annual conference in Ruhstorf in 1990 but was defeated 179-376 with Neubauer's supporters storming out during the vote.