Overview
- The Bavarian domestic intelligence service (LfV) is now observing AfD Landtag member Benjamin Nolte, making him the third Bavarian AfD MP under surveillance after Franz Schmid and Rene Dierkes.
- Interior-State Secretary Sandro Kirchner told lawmakers that the LfV concluded monitoring Nolte is proportionate because his statements and networks indicate he may use his mandate against Germany's democratic constitutional order.
- Officials point to Nolte's public support for the 'Remigration' concept tied to Identitarian figures, repeated allegations that question the judiciary and democracy, and past links to right-wing groups as central reasons for the measure.
- Nolte, who is deputy AfD parliamentary leader and serves on broadcasting and culture bodies, rejected the move as 'lächerlich', while Green politicians welcomed the decision and renewed calls to pursue stronger action against the party.
- The AfD in Bavaria has been under LfV scrutiny since 2022 and the measure was upheld by Munich's administrative court in June 2026, and authorities say another AfD deputy is currently under review for possible observation.