Overview

• The Potsdam administrative court suspended the Verfassungsschutz’s ‘gesichert rechtsextremistisch’ labels for the AfD state branch and five legislators after the party filed a challenge.
• AfD faction leader Hans-Christoph Berndt called the designations arbitrary and accused security agencies of using them to weaken the opposition.
• The five MPs named in the report are Hans-Christoph Berndt, parliamentary manager Dennis Hohloch, Lars Günther, Daniel Freiherr von Lützow and Jean-Pascal Hohm.
• In May, the federal domestic intelligence service classified the national AfD as extremist, sparking discussions over a potential party ban.
• Regional courts in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia have upheld similar extremist rulings for state AfD branches, underscoring a wider legal battle over right-wing threats.