“Alliance against right-wing extremism”
VGH condemns Nuremberg too leave: city is considering revision
Updated on december 4, 2024 – 2:32 p.mReading time: 1 Min.
The dispute over Nuremberg’s membership in the “Alliance against Right-Wing Extremism” could go into the next round.The AfD had sued.
The city of Nuremberg is considering an appeal against the ruling of the Administrative Court (VGH) in the process for membership in the “Alliance against Right-Wing Extremism”.The city council is scheduled to vote on a corresponding application at its meeting next week.
A city spokesman said upon request that an appeal would suspend the legal force of the judgment. This would mean that the city does not have to withdraw from the alliance immediately.
In addition, it should also be checked whether there may be a violation of a federal law. Specifically, the city is concerned with violating the right to local self-government. The spokesman emphasized that the decision to lodge an appeal ultimately rests with the city council.
The VGH decided in November that the city of Nuremberg had to withdraw from the “Alliance against Right-Wing Extremism”. Nuremberg is a founding member of the association, which is dedicated to the fight against misanthropy, racism adn anti-Semitism.
From the VGH’s perspective, it has frequently enough made critical public statements about the AfD in the past. The reason given was that the city of Nuremberg had violated its legal obligation to behave neutrally in terms of party politics.
The decision is based on a lawsuit by the AfD district association Nuremberg/Schwabach after the majority of the Nuremberg city council voted against leaving.
The city also wants to wait for the written reasons for the judgment before possibly filing an appeal with the Federal Administrative Court. According to the information, the reason is not yet available.
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