There is currently a very big dispute within the AfD party in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This dispute is about an important political event next year. The party is planning the selection of its candidates for the next state election. However, there is a lot of dispute within the entire party about the exact way of this selection.
Because of this current dispute, the federal leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla have now intervened directly. The two leaders demand a quick end to the current state party congress. They absolutely want the meeting in North Rhine-Westphalia to be stopped immediately. This clear demand for a quick end comes directly from the federal level of the party.
The leadership of the party in North Rhine-Westphalia is now supposed to actually take this step. The leaders of the federal party have officially requested the state leadership to take this step. The current party congress for the selection of candidates is therefore not supposed to continue. This is the direct consequence of the big dispute over the candidates for the state election. With this, the leadership of the federal party actively intervenes in the events on site.
The planned selection of candidates for next year is heavily disrupted by the dispute. The conflict over the way of selection is causing very big problems and worries. Since the state leadership has now been requested to end the party congress, it must act quickly. It is still completely unclear how the party in North Rhine-Westphalia will react to this demand.
In the end, it shows: The selection of candidates brings great challenges for the party. The dispute in North Rhine-Westphalia has meanwhile become important for the whole of Germany. The federal leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla demand the immediate end of the party congress. The state leadership is now under very great pressure and must make a decision.