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Stuttgart Court Rejects FDP Bid To Join SWR Baden-Württemberg Triell

The judges said the broadcaster’s debate plan reflects parties’ current significance under the tiered equal‑opportunity standard.

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Die FDP in Baden-Württemberg ist auch wegen schlechter Wahl- und Umfrageergebnisse mit dem Versuch gescheitert, sich in ein TV-Triell vor der Wahl in Baden-Württemberg einzuklagen. Das Verwaltungsgericht in Stuttgart lehnte ihre Anträge dazu ab.

Overview

  • Administrative judges in Stuttgart denied all emergency motions from the FDP and found no entitlement to join the SWR TV debate.
  • The court upheld SWR’s concept under the principle of abgestufte Chancengleichheit, which weighs current polling and recent election results.
  • It cited surveys showing CDU, Greens and AfD each with a realistic chance above 20 percent, versus the FDP near five percent and 0.8–5.2 percent in recent contests.
  • The decision is not yet final, and the FDP says it will complain to the higher administrative court; judges also rejected bids to bar the AfD or to cancel or reschedule the program.
  • SWR will air the triell on 24 February with Manuel Hagel, Cem Özdemir and Markus Frohnmaier, and plans a 26 February Wahlarena expected to include the FDP.