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6d ago

Germany’s Verfassungsschutz Declares AfD a Right-Wing Extremist Organization

The classification marks a pivotal escalation, prompting legal challenges from the AfD and intensifying debate over a potential party ban.

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Der Verfassungsschutz in Baden-Württemberg darf den AfD-Landesverband laut Verwaltungsgerichtshof als rechtsextremistischen Verdachtsfall einstufen und beobachten. (Symbolbild)
Der Verfassungsschutz hat die AfD als gesichert rechtsextremistisch eingestuft
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Overview

  • The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) formally classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a definitively right-wing extremist organization, citing its anti-constitutional, ethnically exclusionary ideology.
  • The decision follows a three-year investigation that included a comprehensive 1,100-page report analyzing the party’s policies, rhetoric, and connections to extremist groups.
  • AfD leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla announced plans to legally challenge the classification, calling it politically motivated and harmful to democracy.
  • Calls for a party ban have intensified, with some political leaders urging swift action, though Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser advocate for cautious, thorough consideration.
  • This is the first time the entire federal AfD has been classified as extremist, expanding prior designations limited to specific state branches and the now-defunct youth wing.