German Court Allows Opponents’ Ban of AfD Mayoral Candidate

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Joachim Paul, the AfD mayoral candidate in Ludwigshafen, is barred from running in the elections. The politician's urgent request has been rejected by a German court, stating that Paul's request can only be reviewed after the election. The court stressed that the AfD politician's case requires a thorough investigation, which cannot be carried out in an urgent procedure.

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The AfD politician Paul wanted to make an urgent request that he be allowed to run for the OB election in Ludwigshafen. This failed, a court rejected the request. The election committee did not allow Paul to be constitutionally true because of doubts.[more]]

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Because there are doubts about his constitutional consistency, Joachim Paul should not be allowed to become Lord Mayor. The AfD man wanted to defend himself against this – without success. A court rejected his application.

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According to the administrative court, Joachim Paul, a member of the AfD state parliament from Rhineland-Palatinate, is inadmissible. The judges referred the politician to the "post-election examination procedure". Paul now wants to examine further legal steps.