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Tübingen Sets Sold-Out Palmer–AfD Debate for Sept. 5 as Protests Build

Palmer says he wants to expose the AfD’s weaknesses by confronting the party in a tightly structured forum.

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Die Landesvorsitzende und Ministerpräsidenten-Kandidat der AfD, Markus Frohnmaier
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Overview

  • The two-hour event will be split into six themed blocks with equal speaking time and moderation by rhetoric professor Joachim Knape.
  • Tickets are sold out for an audience of around 700, and the city plans a public livestream provided by an external service.
  • About 1,500 people have registered for counterdemonstrations called by civic groups, and police plan access controls, ID checks and a visible presence inside the hall.
  • The debate stems from a deal to cancel an AfD downtown rally, with the party covering roughly €15,000 for venue and security under a neutrality ruling by the Regierungspräsidium.
  • AfD Bundestag member Markus Frohnmaier, the party’s Baden-Württemberg leader and 2026 lead candidate, will face Palmer, who argues the party is incompetent on many issues.