Erfurt city reported. Paraphrase: The news covers Erfurt, a specific city. - In Thuringia, a far-right candidate fell short during the district council election.
In the southern Thuringian district of Hildburghausen, right-wing extremist Tommy Frenck failed to claim victory in the district administration runoff election. After counting votes from all 127 voting districts, Frenck garnered 30.5% of the vote, while Free Voter candidate Sven Gregor took 69.5%, securing a decisive win. Surprisingly, almost a third of district voters had cast their ballots for Frenck.
Frenck gained notoriety for orchestrating a series of significant neo-Nazi concerts. Attendees at these events included right-wing extremists from across Europe. His political alliance, "Alliance for the Future Hildburghausen," rapidly became the foremost neo-Nazi group within the region, as per the constitutional protection report of 2022.
Experts believed Frenck should not have been eligible to run for office. However, the Hildburghausen district's election board approved his candidacy.
Despite expectations, Frenck advanced to the runoff election during the first round of district administration voting two weeks ago, surpassing a CDU candidate. There was no candidate representing the AfD.
