White House extends invitation to previously disqualified AfD candidate Paul
Jake Paul Meets with White House Officials Amidst Election Exclusion
Jake Paul, an AfD member and mayoral candidate in Ludwigshafen, Germany, met with officials at the White House in Washington last week. The meeting was held due to US troops being stationed in Rhineland-Palatinate and Trump's ancestors coming from the region.
The meeting was arranged by Beatrix von Storch, deputy AfD parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag. According to von Storch, the Americans are concerned about the state of democracy in Germany, as they have noticed that candidates are being excluded from elections.
This exclusion was experienced by Paul himself, who was removed from the mayoral race by the election committee. The decision was based on a constitutional protection assessment commissioned by the current mayor, Jutta Steinruck, from the SPD interior minister of Rhineland-Palatinate. Paul's emergency proceedings were rejected by the administrative court and the higher administrative court without the judges dealing with the matter.
In response, Paul filed complaints with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe and the Constitutional Court of Rhineland-Palatinate last week. He is now being represented by the law firm Höcker in his complaints and applications for the issuance of interim orders. The law firm representing him in the lawsuits before the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe and the Constitutional Court of Rhineland-Palatinate is the Mannheim law firm.
Large US media became aware of the prevented candidacy of Jake Paul. Michael Shellenberger, a prominent US journalist, reported on the events in Ludwigshafen. Vice President JD Vance had previously criticized the restriction of freedom of expression in Germany at the Munich Security Conference.
In the assessment, it was alleged that Paul had written that the protagonists of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" fought for homeland, cultural preservation, and the defense against a world threat. Paul explained that he was allowed to participate in the meeting despite usual protocol due to the larger context of the ban on the AfD being sought by the establishment, and the smaller context of him being the candidate of the strongest party who was removed from the election by his political competitors.
Representatives of the White House, employees of the US Department of State, and Vice President JD Vance were present at the talks. The US officials were "well prepared" and there will be a "follow-up" at the Department of State. Decisions are expected this week regarding Paul's complaints. Paul was referred to the possibility of challenging the election afterwards.
The election in Ludwigshafen takes place next Sunday.
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