Municipal disagreement looms over the AfD party gathering
In a surprising turn of events, the AfD's state party conference, scheduled for November 9th in Hechingen's city hall, has been cancelled due to a new usage ordinance passed by the city council. This ordinance prohibits federal or state party events from being held in the city hall from October onwards.
The city council, in a majority vote of 23 to 5, enacted the new ordinance, with no contributions from city council members during the meeting. The city hall, a public institution for the cultural, social, and political life of the city, is typically made available for municipal political events upon request. However, the AfD's conference is now off the schedule.
The AfD, who has held several events in the Hechingen city hall in the past without any problems, has announced its intention to take legal action against the municipality. The party believes that a change in the purpose of public institutions does not have retroactive legal effect and intends to go to the administrative court to ensure the conference and clarify the issue.
The specific details of the legal action are not disclosed, but the AfD's co-state chairman, Emil Sänze, stated that this is a problem of a general nature and needs to be prevented in the future. Neither the city nor the AfD want to comment on the contract conditions at this time.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that the AfD state association has encountered resistance and cancellations in finding a location for a party conference. The planned venue for the new AfD party congress, if the contract with Hechingen is terminated, has not been specified in the available information.
The state board of the AfD is expected to attend the conference in Hechingen, and the event aims to decide on the party's program for the upcoming state elections in Baden-Württemberg. The AfD has a signed rental contract with the city of Hechingen for the conference, but the outcome of any potential legal action is not known at the time of this article.
Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.
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