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Tübingen’s mayor
Former Green Party member Boris Palmer is running for Free Voters

Tübingen’s mayor Boris Palmer is non-party after leaving the Green Party

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Tübingen’s mayor Boris Palmer often causes controversy. The controversial politician resigned from the Green Party in May. Now he has found a new political home.

Tübingen’s mayor Boris Palmer is running for the list of the Free Voters Association (FWV) in the Tübingen constituency in the local elections in Baden-Württemberg on June 9, 2024. Palmer announced this on Monday in Tübingen. About his motivation, Palmer said: “It’s about the money.” 60 million euros in district levy are planned for the coming year. In the district council he can have a say in the amount of the district levy and how much money flows back into his city for projects. It makes sense for the mayor to sit on the district council.

“I think he fits well into our team,” SWR quoted the parliamentary group leader of the Free Voters Association Thomas Hölsch on Sunday. The Free Voters Association is independent of parties and is only committed to the local cause. “Everyone is allowed to bring in their own ideas.” The “Schwäbisches Tagblatt” first reported on Palmer’s plans.

Boris Palmer always caused a stir

Palmer (51) has been mayor of Tübingen since 2007 and repeatedly offends with political statements. He often caused controversy with statements about refugee policy, for example, and he was also accused of racism. However, his management during the corona pandemic and his local environmental policy brought nationwide attention and recognition.

In May of this year, the controversial politician resigned from the Green Party after a scandal over the use of the N-word at a migration conference in Frankfurt. His membership had already been suspended because of other controversial statements.

The Free Voters Association (FWV) has nothing to do with the Free Voters party, Hölsch told the German Press Agency. The FWV was founded in the 1950s. After the Federal Association of Free Voters was formed in 2010, the FWV wanted to have the name “Free Voters” protected because it feared a possible risk of confusion would be harmful to itself. But the Nuremberg-Fürth regional court decided against it in 2010. After this, the Federal Association of Free Voters was allowed to continue to use the term “Free Voters” for itself in the future.