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Emails Reveal Faeser Directed Timing of AfD Extremism Classification

Internal memos have renewed scrutiny of ministerial involvement in intelligence operations under a suspended extremist ruling.

Nancy Faeser bestimmte kurz vor dem Regierungswechsel den Veröffentlichungstermin der AfD-Hochstufung durch den Verfassungsschutz
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Overview

  • Internal emails show former Interior Minister Nancy Faeser instructed her office to publish the BfV’s AfD classification at approximately 10:02 a.m. on May 2.
  • The BfV upgraded the AfD to a confirmed extremist movement based on an expert report exceeding 1,100 pages.
  • The party’s extremist designation has been suspended since May 22 after an AfD lawsuit secured a court injunction.
  • Critics say the timing decision highlights ongoing tensions between political oversight and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s operational independence.
  • A working group of federal and state interior ministers is assessing possible restrictions on AfD membership and access to public resources.