Germany Retracts AfD Extremist Label After Lawsuit; AfD Won 20.8% Vote, 152 Seats

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Updated May 8, 2025, 10:35 AM

Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), has officially classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist' organization. The classification, announced by outgoing Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, is based on a 1,108-page report citing anti-democratic, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim statements by senior party leaders, including Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla. The report references the party's advocacy of 'remigration' and includes leaked sections detailing statements from top officials. The AfD, which received 20.8% of the vote and 152 seats in the recent federal election, has filed a lawsuit against the BfV, arguing the classification is unlawful. Alice Weidel and other party leaders claim the agency is being used as a political tool against the opposition. Following the legal challenge, a court ordered the BfV to temporarily retract the classification. In Brandenburg, the regional intelligence chief Jörg Müller was dismissed by Interior Minister Katrin Lange after the local AfD branch was also classified as right-wing extremist. The dismissal followed internal disagreements over the classification process and was officially attributed to a loss of trust. The decision has drawn international criticism. U.S. officials, including Senator Tom Cotton, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and JD Vance, as well as Elon Musk, have condemned Germany's actions and called for suspension of intelligence cooperation until the AfD is no longer treated as an extremist organization. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, newly elected after a contentious parliamentary vote, has urged the United States and the Trump administration to refrain from interfering in German domestic affairs.

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storymakers

@mz_storymakers

HURRY: #AfD has successfully sued #Verfassungsschutz. The classification as “certainly far-right” is being withdrawn for the time being. #Deutschland 🇩🇪 https://t.co/I03SJbK4to

storymakers

@mz_storymakers

HURRY: #AfD has successfully sued #Verfassungsschutz. The classification as “certainly far-right” is being withdrawn for the time being. https://t.co/I03SJbK4to

Neverforgetniki

@nikitheblogger

EIL: According to lawyer Christian Conrad, the Protection of the Constitution is temporarily withdrawing the AfD's classification as secure far-right! Did anyone get scared? https://t.co/iXxnaD5VxJ