US EditionGermany Updates: AfD Keeps 'Suspected Extremist' Label
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Only with a constitutional complaint could the AfD proceed against the classification of the constitutional protection in the second highest category. Intelligence services can be used against the party.
‘Path to Civil War’ — Majority of Germans Oppose Banning Populist Opposition.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A majority of Germans oppose efforts to ban the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, with many viewing it as an attempt by the government to stifle opposition.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), former Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, AfD leadership, and German voters.WHEN & WHERE: The classification of AfD as “right-wing extremist” occurred in May, with recent pol…
The party unsuccessfully resisted the classification as a suspected case. The procedure for its assessment as a secured right-wing extreme still runs.
They reject diversity, equality and democratic values – often for the same reasons. Integration expert Ahmad Mansour explains how extremists are similar and where the state looks away too long.
The AfD failed with its complaint in court: the classification of the party as a right-wing extremist "suspecting case" is legally valid. However, the procedure for the classification "secured right-wing extremist" continues. By C. Kehlbach.
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