Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the ...

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) filed a lawsuit on Monday against its classification by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency as an extremist organization. The legal action was ...

FILE - A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file) BERLIN (AFP) — ...

Politics, Europe German intelligence agency classifies AfD party as ‘proven extremist group’ Far-right AfD party, which currently leads in opinion polls, is following an extremist and anti ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has classified the entire Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as rightwing extremist, reigniting the debate over whether it should be banned.

Scholz added that the intelligence agency’s report was prepared with great care. “Now those many pages need to actually be read by many people,” he said. When asked whether the rise of the AfD casts a ...

Recent polls, however, indicate the AfD is closing the gap with the German conservatives. A poll published by Forsa last week even put AfD at 26%, ahead of CDU/CSU with 24%.

German intelligence agency designates AfD as right-wing extremist group Updated / Friday, 2 May 2025 20:09 A campaign poster of AfD leader Alice Weidel from the recent election campaign ...

Germany's far-right AfD went on the offensive Monday against its designation as a "right-wing extremist" party by the domestic intelligence agency, as the move further inflamed ties with US ...