Overview

• The party said on Thursday it lodged a Verfassungsbeschwerde in Karlsruhe, with leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla vowing to use all legal means.
• The North Rhine-Westphalia higher administrative court in Münster upheld the 'Verdachtsfall' designation in 2024, and the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig recently refused the AfD’s complaints against non-admission of revision.
• The new complaint targets only the 'Verdachtsfall' status, separate from the May upgrade to 'gesichert rechtsextremistische Bestrebung' that is paused during ongoing proceedings in Cologne.
• The 'Verdachtsfall' category enables the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution to deploy certain intelligence tools, including recruiting informants and conducting observation.
• The escalation revives political arguments over a potential party-ban procedure, with SPD, Greens and some CDU figures urging preparations, as Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt favors waiting for judicial confirmation of classifications.