Media report - Baden-Württemberg: Palmer wants to run for the Free Voters
According to media reports, Tübingen's Lord Mayor Boris Palmer (non-party) wants to campaign for the Free Voters in the district of Tübingen in the local elections in Baden-Württemberg next June. According to a report by SWR, the 51-year-old is to become active for the Free Voters' parliamentary group in the Tübingen district council. Palmer did not comment on this when asked. Instead, he referred to a press conference on Monday at the district administration office in Tübingen.
SWR quoted Thomas Hölsch, parliamentary group leader of the Free Voters in the district of Tübingen, as saying: "I think he would fit in well with our team". The Free Voters are independent of political parties and only committed to the local cause. "With us, everyone is allowed to contribute their own ideas." In addition, there is no pressure to join a political group in the association - "everyone can decide according to their knowledge and conscience". The state association of the Free Voters of Baden-Württemberg is an association and not a party.
Palmer (51) has been Lord Mayor of Tübingen since 2007 and has repeatedly caused offense with his political statements. His statements on refugee policy, for example, have often caused controversy and he has also been accused of racism. However, his management during the coronavirus pandemic and his municipal environmental policy attracted nationwide attention and recognition.
In May of this year, the controversial politician resigned from the Green Party following a scandal over the use of the N-word at a migration conference in Frankfurt. His membership had previously been suspended due to other controversial statements.
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- Boris Palmer, the non-party Lord Mayor of Tübingen, has expressed interest in joining the Free Voters for the upcoming local elections in the district of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg.
- The SWR news outlet reported that Palmer is expected to join the Free Voters' parliamentary group in the Tübingen district council.
- Thomas Hölsch, the Free Voters' parliamentary group leader in the Tübingen district council, stated that Palmer would be a good fit for their team.
- The Free Voters are a group independent of political parties, focusing solely on local issues and encouraging individual contribution.
- In the district of Tübingen, there is no pressure to join a political group within the Free Voters association - each member is free to decide based on their knowledge and conscience.
- The local election in the district of Tübingen and Baden-Württemberg next June will likely see Palmer participating as a part of the Free Voters, following his long tenure as Tübingen's Lord Mayor.
Source: www.stern.de
