Overview
- The SPD’s Bärbel Bas said she will accept the Greens’ invitation to discuss a possible AfD prohibition request, while the Left signaled support and the Union has yet to commit.
- Germany’s domestic intelligence service labeled the AfD a proven right‑wing extremist endeavor in May, but enforcement of the classification is paused after an AfD lawsuit pending court review.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt defended the tougher asylum policy, citing a 60 percent drop in first‑time applications in August, even as AfD support remains high in places like Sachsen‑Anhalt at 39 percent.
- Federal east commissioner Elisabeth Kaiser warned voters in Sachsen‑Anhalt about the risks of an AfD role in government, pointing to curbs on media and judicial independence seen under authoritarians abroad.
- AfD leader Tino Chrupalla told supporters the party aims to govern nationally by 2029 and pushed for mass deportations, while CSU chief Markus Söder rejected a party ban and distanced the Union from both the AfD and the Left.