Overview

• Green parliamentary leaders invited the Union, SPD and Left to discuss a potential ban, and Bärbel Bas and the Left signaled they will take part while the Union has not responded.
• The domestic intelligence service labeled the AfD "gesichert rechtsextremistisch" in May, but the designation is on hold because of an AfD lawsuit.
• Only the Federal Constitutional Court can outlaw a party, and SPD delegates previously resolved to prepare for a possible filing and to set up a federal-state group to compile evidence.
• Senior Union figures, including Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, oppose pursuing a ban, warning it could feed the AfD’s victim narrative and prefer political containment.
• Constitutional experts describe the evidentiary threshold as very high, and polling cited in coverage highlights strong AfD support, including about 21 percent federally and up to 39 percent in Saxony-Anhalt.