Overview

• The AfD caucus in the Bad Dürkheim Kreistag filed the proposal, citing Trump's family roots in nearby Kallstadt.
• The party argues Trump helped secure a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli and eight German hostages.
• District administrator Hans-Ulrich Ihlenfeld of the CDU said he does not expect the motion to win a majority.
• Kallstadt mayor Thomas Jaworek criticized the initiative as outside interference and noted the AfD holds no seats on the village council.
• The AfD says it drafted an honorary-citizenship statute for the county, and reports recall a failed 2017 bid by Die Republikaner to honor Trump in Kallstadt.