{"id":240421,"date":"2025-05-02T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-spy-agency-labels-afd-as-confirmed-rightwing-extremist-force\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:05:14","slug":"german-spy-agency-labels-afd-as-confirmed-rightwing-extremist-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-spy-agency-labels-afd-as-confirmed-rightwing-extremist-force\/","title":{"rendered":"German spy agency labels AfD as \u2018confirmed rightwing extremist\u2019 force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O8FJIBmQ-Ss\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"German spy agency labels AfD as \u2018confirmed rightwing extremist\u2019 force\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O8FJIBmQ-Ss\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence service has designated the far-right Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland (AfD), the biggest opposition party, as a &#8216;confirmed rightwing extremist&#8217; force, meaning authorities can step up their surveillance as critics call for it to be legally banned.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba http:\/\/bit.ly\/guardianwiressub<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) previously considered the anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin party a &#8216;suspected&#8217; threat to Germany\u2019s democratic order, with three of its regional chapters in eastern states and its youth wing classed as confirmed extremist. The AfD, which came second in the February general election with just over 20% of the vote, said it would challenge the BfV\u2019s decision in court.<\/p>\n<p>The BfV said it had concluded that racist and anti-Muslim stances advanced by the AfD, based on an &#8216;ethnic-ancestry-based understanding&#8217; of German identity, were &#8216;incompatible with the free democratic basic order&#8217; set out in the country\u2019s constitution<\/p>\n<p>German spy agency labels AfD as \u2018confirmed rightwing extremist\u2019 force \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/may\/02\/german-spy-agency-afd-confirmed-rightwing-extremist-force<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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