The Alternative Party for Germany (AFD), currently at the forefront of national polls in Germany, announced on Monday that it has triggered an action against the decision of the Federal Information Office to classify it as a “extremist” party that could represent a danger to democratic order.
AFD has been declared extremist entity in Germany EPA EFE
A complaint against the decision of the Federal Office for the Defense of the Constitution (BFV) was filed with an administrative court in the city of Koln, western Germany, A AFD spokesman writes.
AFD ideology “They devalue whole ethnic groups of Germany's population and prejudice their human dignity.” what “It is not compatible with the democratic order ” of the country, BFD emphasized on Friday to explain its verdict.
This classification gives the authorities important means of supervision and control, if they are considered necessary, including private communications of the party's officials.
The decision reslacted the debate on a possible prohibition of AFD, one of the first hot files for Friedrich Merz, which must be chosen on Tuesday as a federal chancellor, while Washington expressed his support for the far right party.
US Vice President JD Vance has accused Germany of rebuilding “Berlin Wall ”, While Secretary of State Marco Rubio qualified her as a “disguised tyranny” and estimated that “Germany should reverse its decision. “
The Federal Internal Information Office “operates autonomously“And its decision resulting after “An exhaustive and neutral examination”the German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser defended.
Established in 2013, AFD made a historical leap during the legislative elections on February 23, ranking second with over 20% of the votes and doubled their previous score. Since then, the party has even surpassed in some polls the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) of Friedrich Merz.
