Overview

• The Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) officially labeled the AfD as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist organization,' citing its discriminatory ethno-nationalist ideology.
• The classification lowers the threshold for intelligence measures such as surveillance and informant deployment against the party.
• AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla announced plans to legally challenge the designation, calling it politically motivated.
• Political parties are divided over pursuing a formal ban, with the SPD blocking AfD members from chairing Bundestag committees and others urging caution.
• The BfV's decision follows a three-year investigation documented in a confidential 1,100-page report, which will not be publicly released.