Overview

• Born relinquished his vice-presidential post, SPD party offices and 2026 candidacy while announcing he will retain his seat until the end of the legislative term.
• SPD Baden-Württemberg’s Präsidium demanded he immediately surrender his parliamentary mandate to mitigate damage to the party and its parliamentary group.
• The Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office is examining whether his swastika sketch on a confidential ballot violates §86a of the Criminal Code prohibiting Nazi symbols.
• Born frames his action as an emotional short-circuit reaction fueled by frustration over the AfD’s rising support yet insists on focusing on his constituency responsibilities.
• Political analysts caution that his continued tenure strengthens the AfD’s portrayal as targeted victims and distracts from substantive policy discussions.