German Lawmakers Submit Motion to Ban AfD

A cross-party group of 113 Bundestag members seeks to outlaw the AfD, citing threats to democracy.

The motion was submitted to the Bundestag administration, led by CDU's Marco Wanderwitz, aiming for a ban before the next election in February.
The motion requires the Federal Constitutional Court to determine if the AfD is unconstitutional, potentially barring it from state funding.
Supporters argue the AfD's actions are aggressively anti-constitutional, warranting legal scrutiny and possible prohibition.
Despite the push, major political figures like Chancellor Olaf Scholz and CDU leader Friedrich Merz express skepticism about the motion's success.
The AfD, Germany's second-largest party, faces accusations of extremism and contempt for democracy, which it denies, calling the move anti-democratic.