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Open Letter - More than 1,000 Lawyers Demand AfD Ban Proceedings

Summary by Deutschlandfunk
More than a thousand lawyers in Germany support the initiation of an AfD ban procedure at the Federal Constitutional Court. They signed an open letter to the Federal Government and the members of the Bundestag, which was published in mid-July. This was reported by the Republican Lawyers' Association in Berlin.

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Lean Right

They are based on an independently funded expert opinion that was published in June and refutes the argument that the legal basis for declaring AfD unconstitutional is not sound.

·Madrid, Spain
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Lean Left

In an open letter, lawyers, judges and prosecutors demand an AfD ban. AfD's policy violates the principle of human dignity of the Basic Law.

·Germany
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Lean Right

More than 1000 lawyers demand an AfD ban in an open letter. They see evidence of violations of human dignity and democratic principles as evidenced by an expert report. The Federal Constitutional Court decides on the application.

·Berlin, Germany
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Center

More than 1,000 lawyers demand an AfD ban. In an open letter, they appeal to politics to initiate a ban procedure. It threatens "serious damage" to democracy.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Lean Right

At least 1051 lawyers accuse the AfD of a policy that violates the principle of human dignity and democracy of the Basic Law. Inferring from this, the signatories of an open letter demand that the policy "immediately" initiates a prohibition procedure against the right-wing party.

Lean Left

The initiative, whose support doubled in 10 days, comes in the midst of several regional election campaigns. The extremist party has a chance of winning one of them for the first time, according to polls.

·Madrid, Spain
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Der Tagesspiegel broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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