Thousands of people rallied in cities across Germany on Sunday to protest right-wing extremism and demand a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
The demonstrations were organized by the network Together Against the Right and other civil society groups.
In Berlin, protesters gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, with police estimating the crowd at around 4,000 by late afternoon, while organizers claimed approximately 7,500 participants. Around 2,500 demonstrators also took to the streets in Munich, with rallies announced in more than 60 cities nationwide.
Organizers urged political leaders to begin formal proceedings to outlaw the far-right AfD, Germany’s largest opposition party.
In a statement, they argued that the issue of banning the party should be seen not as a political decision, but as a legal matter.
“To clarify this, politicians must find the courage to file a motion for a ban,” it said.
The organizers are calling on the Bundestag and Bundesrat legislative bodies, as well as the new federal government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, to initiate ban proceedings against the AfD before the Federal Constitutional Court.
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The AfD is known for its anti-immigration, anti-Muslim, eurosceptic and nationalist rhetoric. The populist party has been a flashpoint in German political life for more than a decade. It has benefited in recent years by tapping into economic discontent and growing unease over refugees.
People are largely in favor of a ban. German intelligence officially labels afd a nazi party. Fucking do it already.
Why did Germany suspend labelling afd extremist
… This does not mean that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is deviating from its assessment of the AfD, but only that it is keeping quiet about it publicly. … This is a tactical procedural move. The AfD can now no longer claim that the court has forbidden the secret service from reporting on the upgrade …
In addition, the [legal] proceedings could now be accelerated …
Because they sued, and until the case is sorted, the BfV may not continue the labeling.
No. The BfV voluntarily preemptively agreed to stop the labeling. Big difference imo.
Which makes the process go faster because they don’t have to spend time arguing about something that the judge was going to force them to do anyway.
Perhaps
Oh, I misunderstood that. Sorry.
I think that’s OK, would have gone to court anyway and BfV got burned badly with the NPD thing.
AfD members can just go to America.
…then get deported ‘accidentally’ to El Salvador
They’re clearly being politically repressed so no doubt Donny would welcome them with open arms, a gold/green card, and set them up as ambassadors to Europe.
I agree with their intentions, but they’re going to end up playing whack-a-mole if they succeed. It’ll just pop up somewhere else with a fresh coat of paint and a new name printed on the side, but it’ll still be the same horrible shit.
It’ll just pop up somewhere
That’s certainly possible, but it would be a crime.
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Uh… Brothers of Italy? National Rally? Reform UK? The Nazis are winning basically everywhere in Europe. And also, you want WWIII? Because this is how you get WWIII.
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