Germany's intelligence agency suspends AfD party's 'extremist' classification
The far-right party filed a lawsuit against the extremism designation and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution says it will suspend the categorisation pending litigation.
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The far-right party filed a lawsuit against the extremism designation and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution says it will suspend the categorisation pending litigation.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/08/germanys-spy-agency-suspends-extremist-classification-for-afd-party-says-court
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00:00Germany's domestic intelligence agency will temporarily stop referring to the alternative
00:07for Germany party as an extremist organization. Last week, the intelligence agency designated the
00:14party as a right-wing extremist organization that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional
00:20order. The AFD, however, were quick to file a lawsuit against the agency. Party leaders
00:27Alice Weidel and Tino Krupala called the temporary suspension a partial success. The decision means
00:34the agency can no longer publicly use the extremist group categorization until the end
00:39of the proceedings. It also means the agency has fewer legal options for monitoring the AFD.