Overview
- The AfD district association in Herford confirmed it has put an exclusion application on the way against Eichwald in recent days.
- The Landesschiedsgericht is examining the filing and a prompt start to formal proceedings is anticipated, which could suspend his membership rights once opened.
- After the November youth event in Gießen, the Herford AfD removed Eichwald from its city council faction and he lost nearly all committee roles as a non-council expert member.
- A city council vote at the end of February is slated to strip his last remaining committee post, leaving him without any official function or speaking rights in the chamber.
- AfD leader Tino Chrupalla previously urged Eichwald to resign, while Bundestag member Maximilian Kneller said he was a new, little-known recruit and alleged the performance was deliberately staged.