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Brandenburg's AfD under fire: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the party as extremist!
Leaked constitutional protection report on the Brandenburg AfD shows right-wing extremist tendencies and triggers political reactions.
Brandenburg's AfD under fire: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the party as extremist!
A leaked report from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution on the Brandenburg AfD is currently causing excitement and different reactions in the political landscape. Loud rbb24 Numerous AfD members provide a lot of material that points to a “relatively large tendency” of the party towards extremist organizations, especially in connection with the Reich citizens. The Brandenburg state parliament vice president Rainer Genilke (CDU) is calling for a judicial review of whether the AfD can be classified as definitely right-wing extremist.
Hans-Christoph Berndt, AfD parliamentary group leader in the state parliament, replied that the party did not pose a threat to democracy and described the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution’s interpretation as “hair-raising”. He argued that the quotes collected from the report accurately reflected reality. The Brandenburg Ministry of the Interior initially did not comment further on the leaked document and plans to complete the internal review by Tuesday.
Classification and reactions
The official presentation of the rating note is scheduled for Thursday. The report, which was published by the right-wing populist online portal “Nius”, comprises around 140 pages and makes allegations against the AfD regarding multiple violations of democratic and constitutional principles. In addition, an increase in attacks on human dignity is noted. The Ministry of the Interior in Brandenburg, under the leadership of the non-party Interior Minister René Wilke (SPD), had previously indicated that there could no longer be any doubts about the extremist orientation of the entire state association taz.
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution lists a collection of quotes from Brandenburg AfD politicians as evidence of their anti-constitutional efforts since 2020. These quotes are divided into different categories; The section on “violations of human dignity” alone comprises 37 pages. It is also being observed that the AfD is abandoning tactical restraint, especially when it comes to migration policy demands.
Context of right-wing extremism in Germany
In a broader context, right-wing extremism is a growing problem in Germany. According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the right-wing extremist potential rose to around 50,250 people in 2024, which means an increase of 9,650 compared to the previous year. The number of right-wing extremist crimes has also increased sharply, with 37,835 cases in 2024, representing a 47.4% increase compared to 2023, according to further information from verfassungsschutz.de.
The Brandenburg AfD is the fourth regional association to be classified as definitely right-wing extremist. At the federal level, the entire AfD is also considered to be right-wing extremist, but the assessment is currently suspended until the Cologne Administrative Court decides on an urgent application by the party. In this context, party leader René Springer sees the publication of the report as an opportunity for citizens to form an opinion about the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.