Germany Can Monitor AfD as Threat to Democracy, Court Rules
- Judges uphold earlier ruling on party’s extremist designation
- Anti-immigrant group remains in second place in national polls
The AfD remains the second-strongest political force in Germany.
Photographer: Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty ImagesGermany’s domestic intelligence agency can continue to monitor the far-right Alternative for Germany as a suspected case of extremism that represents a potential threat to democracy, according to a ruling Monday.
The AfD filed a legal challenge to a decision by the BfV agency to classify the party, as well as its youth organization and a now-dissolved radical group within it known as the “Wing,” as suspected extremist cases.