Overview

• The Verwaltungsgericht Neustadt/Weinstraße declared Joachim Paul’s emergency application inadmissible, citing the stability of elections over pre‑vote injunctions.
• Ludwigshafen will print ballots for the 21 September vote without Paul, with election preparations continuing on schedule.
• Paul has filed a complaint with the Oberverwaltungsgericht Rheinland‑Pfalz, which confirmed receipt without a substantive justification and is unlikely to rule before the election.
• The city committee’s exclusion decision followed material requested from the state Interior Ministry, including a compilation of Paul’s public statements and a Verfassungsschutz dossier.
• Police in Ludwigshafen are investigating hate mail and threats against Wahlausschuss members and Mayor Jutta Steinruck reported after the exclusion decision.