Overview

• Dietmar Woidke said Brandenburg will only examine personnel consequences for AfD members in the state civil service after a court confirms an extremist designation.
• He argued that disadvantaging party members is legally difficult while the party is not banned under the Basic Law.
• If judges uphold the federal intelligence service’s planned upgrade, the state will review whether leading AfD figures are compatible with roles that carry a special duty of loyalty.
• Brandenburg’s state Office for the Protection of the Constitution has already classified the AfD’s state branch as a confirmed right-wing extremist effort.
• The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution announced an upgrade in May but paused it due to an AfD lawsuit that triggered ongoing court scrutiny.