BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the party that came second in February’s federal election.
Certain factions of the AfD such as its youth wing had already been classified extremist, while the party at large was classified a suspected extremist case in 2021.
The status should make it easier for authorities to use secret methods to monitor the party for example by recruiting confidential informants and intercepting communications.
The stigma as well as restrictions on civil service employment could also hamper its ability to attract members.
(Reporting by Sarah K Marsh, editing by Rachel More)
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