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"Germany: Intelligence agency labels AfD party as 'extremist'
Darko Janjevic
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The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to surveil the far-right party."
"Germany's spy agency BfV has labeled the entirety of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an extremist entity.
The BfV, which is in charge of safeguarding Germany's constitutional order, said Friday's announcement came after an "intense and comprehensive" examination.
The designation gives authorities greater powers to monitor the party, with measures such as intercepting phone calls and using undercover agents."
"The BfV said in its decision that the "ethnicity-and ancestry-based conception of the people that predominates within the party is not compatible with the free democratic order."
It cited the "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic and anti-Muslim statements made by leading party officials."
The party "aims to exclude certain population groups from equal participation in society, to subject them to treatment that violates the constitution, and thereby assign them a legally subordinate status," the agency said. "
German AfD party labeled 'extremist' by intelligence agency – DW – 05/02/2025
The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to investigate the far-right party.
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20+% of people vote for the AFD with much higher percentages i the east.
AFD are top of the polls
"The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a national poll for the first time, prompting the popular Bild newspaper to carry the headline: “AfD breaks the magic barrier”. The poll put the AfD on 26% and the Christian democratic CDU/CSU on 25%."
Far-right AfD tops German poll for first time – just weeks after Friedrich Merz’s election win
If they are "extremist" and are popular does that make germans and germany "extremist"?
due to labours fumblings
