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

Several lawmakers from across the political spectrum have been working to get enough support for a ban of the AfD party. The ...

The German domestic intelligence service says it has classified the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing extremist ...

After Germany's domestic intelligence agency classified AfD party as a 'proven extremist group,' 48% of respondents supported ...

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

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

The classification of the AfD as a 'far-right' party has had the effect of a bomb in Berlin three days before the swearing-in ...

Outgoing chancellor welcomes intelligence agency's designation of AfD as 'extremist,' but warns that filing a Constitutional ...

Germany''s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been designated an extremist movement by the country''s counterintelligence service.

The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to investigate the far-right party.

Outgoing Chancellor Scholz cautioned against any rushed decisions after Germany's intelligence service designated the AfD ...