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German Intelligence Sees No Shift in AfD’s New Youth Wing

Its integration into the party structure makes an external ban less feasible.

Overview

  • BfV chief Sinan Selen said Generation Deutschland shows personnel and content continuity with the dissolved Junge Alternative.
  • Thuringia’s domestic intelligence service previously reported no moderation at the group’s launch and noted signs of right‑wing tendencies.
  • Generation Deutschland is a legally non‑independent part of the AfD, with membership generally limited to party members.
  • The restructuring increases the AfD’s internal control and enables sanctions up to expulsion, which also complicates any association‑law ban.
  • The plan to classify the AfD as a proven right‑wing extremist endeavor remains paused by a party lawsuit, as Selen defended the agency after Alice Weidel’s Stasi comparison.