Overview

• Germany's domestic intelligence agency formally designated the entire Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an 'extremist right-wing movement' on May 2, 2025.
• This classification enables authorities to intensify surveillance, including monitoring private communications, citing the AfD's ideology as incompatible with democratic principles.
• The agency highlighted the party's rhetoric as fostering prejudice and fear against migrants and Muslims, undermining human dignity and societal cohesion.
• AfD co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla condemned the move as politically motivated and announced plans for legal challenges to defend the party.
• The decision has reignited discussions about potentially banning the AfD, as the party recently surged in electoral support, becoming the second-largest in the Bundestag.