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Germany's AfD Classified as Right-Wing Extremist
The Business Guardian
|May 03, 2025
Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has officially classified the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as a "confirmed right-wing extremist organization."
This designation marks a significant escalation from its previous classification as a "suspected" extremist group and has serious implications for the party's future role in German politics.
Founded in 2013 by a group of Eurosceptic academics, the AfD initially positioned itself as a protest party critical of the eurozone and EU economic policies. However, it quickly shifted further to the right, especially following the 2015 refugee crisis. Since then, it has increasingly embraced a nationalist, anti-immigration agenda that has drawn widespread criticism and concern from mainstream political actors, civil society, and international observers.
This story is from the May 03, 2025 edition of The Business Guardian.
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