Overview

• The Oberverwaltungsgericht Rheinland-Pfalz in Koblenz rejected Paul's second‑instance emergency application, leaving the election committee’s decision in place.
• The judges said the exclusion was not obviously erroneous and that Paul faces no irreparable legal harm warranting interim relief.
• The panel pointed to sufficient indications he supported the party’s “remigration” plans, including a 2023 lecture advocating the concept.
• Reporting notes the Bundesverwaltungsgericht considers the “remigration” concept incompatible with human dignity and the free democratic basic order.
• The Wahlausschuss had already rejected his candidacy on August 5 and the Neustadt court dismissed his first challenge; Paul remains off the September 21 ballot unless a higher court intervenes, and he has signaled he may seek further remedy in Karlsruhe.