Overview
- Brandenburg CDU leader Jan Redmann backed the conditional stance, saying a de‑extremized AfD would be a legitimate partner for cooperation.
- BSW state chair Friederike Benda welcomed moving past the so‑called brandmauer and urged policymaking based on substance rather than symbolism.
- Prominent SPD figures including Ralf Stegner and Sebastian Roloff dismissed the scenario as implausible, arguing the AfD would have to expel much of its leadership and membership.
- AfD leaders René Springer and Hans‑Christoph Berndt rejected the premise, denying extremists are in the party and accusing authorities of politically misusing the Verfassungsschutz.
- The Brandenburg Verfassungsschutz classifies the AfD as “gesichert rechtsextrem,” while the federal office’s planned designation remains on hold due to an AfD court challenge.