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- Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected calls in 2025 to ban Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party despite pressure from leftist parties and party factions.
- The push to prohibit the AfD came after Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz , officially designated the party as a confirmed right-wing extremist group.
- The AfD remains popular, polling around 20–25% nationally and topping polls in several eastern states amid widespread dissatisfaction with governing coalition policies on migration, economy, and inflation.
- In a 2025 interview, Merz expressed skepticism toward banning political parties, emphasizing that the state must demonstrate clear evidence of a party’s active hostility to democratic principles, and warning that such bans risk being used to suppress political opponents.
- Merz’s opposition and procedural doubts have effectively ended serious prospects for an AfD ban, suggesting legal and political challenges will persist regarding the party's classification.
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The Federal Chancellor is not satisfied with how Nancy Faeser did this with the upgrade of the AfD. He and Alexander Dobrindt were informed about this in advance – and had no reservations.
Spy Agency Report on the Alleged "Extremism" of AfD Turns Out to Be So Stupid That it Destroys all Momentum for Banning the Party – The Daily Sceptic
The spy agency report on the AfD that brands it "confirmed Right-wing extremist" has finally been published in full – and it's so stupid, says Eugyppius, that it has destroyed all momentum for banning the party. The post Spy Agency Report on the Alleged “Extremism” of AfD Turns Out to Be So Stupid That it Destroys all Momentum for Banning the Party appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
"Smells too much of eliminating political rivals." The new chancellor also sees the classification of the party as "far right".
German Chancellor Merz Says Left's Attempt to Ban AfD to 'Protect Democracy' Smells Like an "Attempt to Eliminate Political Competition"
In a climate of escalating rhetoric and maneuvering amid shifting political realities, Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected growing calls from leftist and globalist parties to ban the right-wing, anti-globalist AfD, warning that such efforts risk weaponizing state power against legitimate political opposition.
German Chancellor Says AfD Ban “Smacks Too Much Of The Elimination Of Political Rivals”
This post was republished with permission from Remix NewsIn recent months, a ban of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) appeared to be inching closer and closer, but now a key voice has clearly spoken out against such a move.Chancellor Friedrich Merz has now said that voting on an AfD ban in the Bundestag is not the right path, saying it “smacks too much of the elimination of political rivals.” He said he does not believe the current evidence is s…
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