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3w ago

SPD Urges Examination of Ban on AfD Following Extremism Classification

SPD wants a formal probe into outlawing the AfD following a court suspension of its ‘gesichert rechtsextrem’ label.

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Die SPD dringt zunehmend auf eine rasche Entscheidung über ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren. "Meine Überzeugung ist: Wir müssen den Weg der Prüfung eines Verbotsverfahrens jetzt gehen", sagte Bundesjustizministerin Stefanie Hubig (SPD) den Funke-Zeitungen.
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Overview

  • SPD leader Lars Klingbeil said that if the Federal Office confirms the AfD as securely right-wing extremist, a ban review becomes a duty to protect democracy.
  • Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig called for a careful examination of a ban procedure, emphasizing the strict constitutional requirements that govern party prohibitions.
  • The AfD’s legal challenge has suspended its classification as ‘gesichert rechtsextrem’ while the Federal Constitutional Court reviews the case.
  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several interior ministers have raised doubts that existing evidence would satisfy the court’s high threshold for banning a party.
  • Federal and state interior ministries intend to form a working group to explore service-law and other implications should Karlsruhe affirm the extremist label.