▁in ▁Hamm ▁( NR W ), ▁where ▁Christian ▁Wor ch ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁elected ▁Federal ▁Chair man . ▁In geb org ▁Lob ock i ▁res igned ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Tre as urer ▁for ▁health ▁reasons , ▁replaced ▁by ▁Tat j ana ▁Bern er . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁party ' s ▁websites ▁were ▁deleted ▁from ▁the ▁Facebook ▁social ▁network ▁for ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Term s ▁of ▁Service . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Wor ch ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁chairman ▁at ▁the ▁federal ▁party ▁convention ▁with ▁ 7 8 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁Sub sequently , ▁however , ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁State ▁Association ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁party ▁should ▁decide ▁" that ▁the ▁party ▁is ▁fully ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁national ▁community ." ▁Wor ch ▁held ▁a ▁counter - spe ech ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁request ▁for ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁reasons . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁followed ▁the ▁Th uring ian ▁state ▁association ▁and ▁not ▁Wor ch . ▁Wor ch ▁then ▁res igned ▁ ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁party . ▁▁ ▁Wor ch ' s ▁successor ▁was ▁the ▁multiply ▁conv icted ▁Dort mund ▁ne o - N azi ▁squad ▁Christoph ▁Dre wer . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Bru ck ▁and ▁S as cha ▁K rol zig ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁federal ▁co - ch air men