Overview

• Berlin Justice Senator Felor Badenberg says a nationwide ban of the AfD is practically unachievable under current evidence.
• She argues that a federal prohibition would require proof of a concrete extremist plan by party leaders, such as a scheme to deport German citizens with migration backgrounds.
• Badenberg warns the AfD has adapted its tactics to remain just below the threshold of legally dangerous behavior.
• She recommends that state governments seriously examine banning individual AfD state branches already classified as right-wing extremist.
• Badenberg highlights the underused Article 18 Grundrechtsverwirkung as a tool to restrict rights of extremist members.