Germany updates: AfD party's 'extremist' label suspended DW 05/08/2025
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Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, has put the 'right-wing extremist' label on hold for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party while it awaits a court decision on the classification. This comes as the party has launched an appeal against the label, arguing that it is politically motivated. Meanwhile, the German government is tightening police presence at the southern and western borders in light of recent security policies, and the country is jointly marking Victory Day to commemorate the end of World War II, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz expected to communicate with U.S. President Trump soon.
The German Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has temporarily lifted its labeling of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as 'right-wing extremist' until a court ruling.
The far-right party, AfD, immediately declared its intention to challenge the extremist classification in court, seeing it as a politically motivated attack.
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