Overview

• The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s classification of the AfD as a confirmed extremist group remains frozen by a court injunction, keeping its status as a 'suspected case.'
• Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt argues that the Verfassungsschutz report lacks sufficient grounds for a constitutional ban, focusing only on human dignity violations and not democracy or rule of law attacks.
• Berlin’s SPD leader Raed Saleh disputes Dobrindt’s stance, asserting that the state has a duty to defend democracy and that existing material justifies initiating a ban procedure.
• In Brandenburg, the AfD state association has been officially classified as proven extremist, fueling debates over codifying the independence of the state’s Verfassungsschutz following the resignation of Interior Minister Katrin Lange.
• The Bavarian Landtag is split on examining a ban, with SPD and Greens in favor, while CSU and Free Voters prioritize policy engagement over legal action.