The AfD's top candidate in the Werra-Meißner district left the party in May. Berthold Hartmann accuses the regional association of radicalizing itself and has therefore left the party.
The regional association, on the other hand, sees behavior that is harmful to the party on the part of the top candidate Hartmann. Allegations surrounding the embezzlement of party funds preceded the break.
Whether there are differences in the end, The radicalization of the AfD was decisive for Hartmann's departure is unclear.
The neo-Nazi Maik Böhning joined the party under his chairmanship. Maik Böhning ran for the AfD, but has since been expelled from the party.
This was preceded by research by the Antifa group task into Böhning's neo-Nazi activities: He is said to have been a member of the NPD and hung up a swastika flag.
The innkeeper from Wanfried came to the first meeting of the city council as a non-attached member.
