Erfurt's News Summary - Far-right politician experiences defeat in local council voting in Thuringia.
Conservative extremist Tommy Frenck appears poised for defeat in the second round of elections for the county council in Hildburghausen, Thuringia's southern district. Preliminary results from 120 out of 127 voting stations show Frenck with 31.0% of the votes, while independent candidate Sven Gregor has 69.0%. Despite this, Frenck garnered nearly a third of the votes cast in the run-off election in the Hildburghausen area.
Frenck gained widespread attention for organizing a collection of large, neo-Nazi music events, which drew in right-wing extremists from across Europe. The 2022 Report on Constitutional Protection classed his electoral alliance, "The Alliance for the Future Hildburghausen," as the top neo-Nazi group in the region.
Frenck's candidacy, despite being deemed ineligible by experts, was allowed by the Hildburghausen election committee.
Frenck achieved surprising success in the first round of the county council election, eliminated a CDU candidate, and progressed to the run-off round. There was no AfD candidate.
