{"id":16866,"date":"2025-05-02T17:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16866"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:40:49","slug":"germany-labels-afd-a-far-right-extremist-group-grants-intelligence-wider-surveillance-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/02\/germany-labels-afd-a-far-right-extremist-group-grants-intelligence-wider-surveillance-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Labels AfD a Far-Right Extremist Group, Grants Intelligence Wider Surveillance Powers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan-<\/strong><\/em>On Friday, Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence agency officially classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a far-right extremist group, granting authorities expanded powers to monitor its activities. The move comes just months after the party achieved historic gains in legislative elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1378\">The anti-immigration AfD has been under investigation for several years, with several of its regional branches previously labeled extremist. Now, the agency has declared that the entire party poses a threat to Germany\u2019s constitutional order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1651\">In its official statement, the intelligence service explained that the AfD had engaged in numerous efforts to undermine Germany\u2019s free democratic system, and that the party \u201caims to exclude specific segments of the population from equal participation in society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1800\">The AfD leadership quickly condemned the classification, calling it a \u201csevere blow to democracy\u201d and vowing to challenge the decision in court.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15742\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7777777777.jpg\" alt=\"AfD Decries Extremism Label Amid Rising Popularity and Intensified Surveillance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7777777777.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7777777777-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/7777777777-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence agency designates the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as extremist, citing threats to democracy and anti-Muslim rhetoric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-44\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7476dd76-b8b7-4635-a76a-414306148e18\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"102\">AfD Decries Extremism Label Amid Rising Popularity and Intensified Surveillance<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1893\">Party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla issued a joint statement saying:\u201cThe AfD, as an opposition party, is now being publicly defamed and criminalized,\u201d adding that the ruling was driven by \u201cclear political motives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2255\">The intelligence agency further noted that the AfD does not consider German citizens with migrant backgrounds\u2014especially from predominantly Muslim countries\u2014as equal members of the German people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2392\">This, it said, is evident from the frequent xenophobic, anti-minority, and Islamophobic remarks made by senior party officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2576\">The classification allows German intelligence agencies to employ enhanced surveillance tools, such as wiretapping, undercover informants, and broader monitoring capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2979\">Despite growing legal scrutiny, the AfD has seen a sharp rise in popularity, fueled by public anxiety over immigration and economic stagnation. In the February 2025 national elections, the AfD secured more than 20% of the vote, finishing second behind the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz, who is set to form a coalition government next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Friday, Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence agency officially classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a far-right extremist group, granting authorities expanded powers to monitor its activities. The move comes just months after the party achieved historic gains in legislative elections. 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