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Court Clears AfD’s Höcke to Speak at Dortmund City Hall After Mayor’s Ban

An emergency ruling favors equal access to public venues over Dortmund’s claim that inviting Höcke turned the reception into a prohibited party event.

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Björn Höcke (M., AfD), Vorsitzender der AfD-Fraktion im Thüringer Landtag
Björn Höcke spricht bei einer Wahlkampfveranstaltung
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Overview

  • Administrative judges in Gelsenkirchen granted the AfD an urgent injunction, overturning the city’s prohibition of the Rathaus reception.
  • Dortmund plans to appeal to the Higher Administrative Court in Münster, yet a ruling before Sunday is unlikely after the city missed a notice deadline.
  • The AfD council group expects roughly 280 guests in the Bürgerhalle, with Björn Höcke slated as the guest speaker.
  • Parties, unions and civic groups have organized counter-demonstrations outside City Hall on Sunday, and police are preparing for several hundred participants.
  • Höcke has two convictions for using a banned Nazi slogan, and the Thuringian AfD is officially monitored as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization.