 Other founding members included Zündel, Gerd Honsik, Germar Rudolf, Manfred Roeder, Wilhelm Stäglich, Robert Faurisson and the widow of Otto Ernst Remer.In 2009, he was nominated as a candidate for the office of President of Germany by the right-wing parties DVU and NPD but gained only their votes (4 of 1224) and was not considered a serious candidate by the German media.For the 2010 elections on June 30, which had to be called because of the resignation of president Horst Köhler, Rennicke was again nominated, this time only by the NPD.