The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the ...

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a ...

Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer ...

The AfD came second in February elections and has a record number of seats in the new parliament.

Until now, only AfD's regional branches in Thuringia, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt held that status, while the national party ...

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A 1,000-page report by Germany's domestic intelligence agency says views around ethnicity held by the AfD aim to exclude ...

Germany's intelligence agency, BfV, has classified the AfD as an extremist group, enabling closer monitoring due to its ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany as an extremist entity that ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence service has designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “right-wing extremist” ...

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution cited the “extremist character” of the party, known as AfD, and said it “disregards human dignity.” ...