Calls to ban Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — now the second-largest in the country — are escalating, sparking alarm from legal experts and historians who warn such a move could tear apart the nation’s democratic fabric. Despite receiving over ten million votes and securing official opposition status, the AfD continues to face aggressive attempts by the German left to remove it from public life.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) called on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to stop intelligence cooperation with Germany following the country’s crackdown on the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Germany’s domestic intelligence service recently labeled the AfD a “right-wing extremist” group, triggering political and legal actions against its members, including civil servants and police officers.
German authorities are escalating their crackdown on members of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party after the federal domestic intelligence agency officially labeled the party “right-wing extremist.” Police officers and civil servants who belong to the AfD may now face expulsion from public service, a move critics say is politically motivated and dangerous for democracy.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is set to host a live-streamed chat on his platform X with Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, ahead of the country's February 23 national election.
