German Intelligence Agency Suspends AfD's 'Extremist' Label Pending Cologne Court's Ruling on Injunction

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Published May 10, 2025, 06:34 AM

Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has temporarily suspended its classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a 'right-wing extremist' organization. This decision follows a legal challenge by the AfD against the BfV's designation, which was announced on May 2. The suspension will remain in effect until the Cologne Administrative Court rules on the AfD's motion for a temporary injunction. The BfV's initial classification was based on a comprehensive 1,100-page internal report, which concluded that the AfD's ideology undermines the dignity of entire population groups in Germany and is incompatible with the country's democratic order. The report cited the party's ethnic concept of nationality and its stance against individuals with a Muslim migrant background as reasons for the classification. The AfD, which finished second in the recent national elections, has contested the BfV's decision, arguing that it is politically motivated. The party's joint leaders, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, have described the suspension as an 'important first step' towards clearing their name of the extremism accusation. The suspension has also sparked political tensions, particularly with the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has expressed support for the AfD.

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From @WSJopinion: Germany still doesn’t know what to do with the far-right AfD. The party’s rise has created one political crisis. Any attempt to ban it would create another, writes @josephsternberg. https://t.co/K6hVIhF0xS

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