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Far-right AfD party welcomes ruling, which sets high bar for any future government crackdown

Germany's spy agency has paused labeling the far-right AfD party as "extremist," after rare diplomatic pressure from the Trump administration.

Far-right German party was labeled a ‘confirmed rightwing extremist group’ by country’s domestic intelligence service

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.

Classification opens way for surveillance of party and is likely to revive discussion of a ban.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has designated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a right-wing extremist group that threatens the country’s democratic order. The move hands authorities more power to monitor the party just months after it took second place in national elections.

Upgrade from ‘suspected’ threat will mean greater surveillance of party that came second in last election

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

BFV says infamous GRU Unit 29155 is running a cyber-group targeting critical infrastructure globally.