AfD lawsuit: Cities discriminate against spatial allocation for party events!
AfD lawsuit: Cities discriminate against spatial allocation for party events!
Düsseldorf, Deutschland - The AfD is increasingly facing difficulties in renting public spaces for its events. This is particularly striking compared to other parties such as the CDU, SPD and the Greens, which are easy to access. Current incidents in Düsseldorf and Neu-Ulm illustrate this discrimination against spatial allocation, which the party now wants to legally contested. According to , of course, there are numerous irregularities and delays that indicate unequal treatment.
In the specific case of Düsseldorf, the AfD district association applied for the rental of an auditorium for a planned district party conference at the end of June on May 13, 2025. Although the city administration did not respond to the application by May 19, the AfD finally received a cancellation on June 2, since the rooms were allegedly used school. The party then moved to the Düsseldorf Administrative Court and demanded an injunction. Interestingly, the auditorium was reserved for the AfD after a school event was postponed. The city of Düsseldorf must now bear the costs of the procedure.
Fall Neu-Ulm and legal consequences
A similar incident occurred in Neu-Ulm, where Franz Schmid, an AfD member of the state parliament, wanted to hold an event in the Edwin-Scharff-Haus. Despite multiple inquiries, the city refused to mention free appointments. However, Schmid was able to prove that the premises were actually available and filed a lawsuit. On April 28, the Administrative Court of Augsburg decided in favor of the AfD and obliged the city to provide a room for June 7th. The city must also bear the costs of the procedure here. In addition, Schmid filed a criminal complaint against the mayor on June 3 on suspicion of the infidelity, since unequal treatment of events was evident for other parties.
context of right -wing extremist development
The protection of the constitution has documented the alarming increase in right -wing extremist efforts in its current report. In 2023, around 40,600 violent right -wing extremists lived in Germany, an increase of 1,800 compared to the previous year. The number of right -wing extremist crimes also rose to 25,660 offenses in 2023, which means an increase of 22.4 %. In addition, the number of right-wing extremist demonstrations in the same year has reached a maximum of 367 since the Corona protection measures, such as the DetailsOrt Düsseldorf, Deutschland Quellen
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