Is the party prohibited now? – Diepresse.com

Berlin. It was a political bang that shook Germany on Friday morning. A few days before the new federal government is to be praised next Tuesday, that has Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BFV) rated the alternative for Germany (AfD) as « secured right -wing extremist ». For the first time, the authority classifies the entire federal party « due to the extremist characteristics of the overall party, which is disregarding human dignity, as secure right -wing extremist endeavors, » says a broadcast. So far, the assessment was only considered « right-wing extremist » only for the regional associations in Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Nationwide, the AfD was considered a right -wing extremist « suspected case ».

According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the « ethnic and parasite understanding of the people in the party is not compatible with the free democratic basic order ». The AfD, for example, does not consider Germans « with migration history from Muslim countries » as equivalent members of the German people, the authority said. AfD politicians also « continuously » agitated against refugees and migrants, which promotes « the spread and deepening of prejudices, resentments and fears towards this group of people ».

AfD: « Political decision »

The BFV has been examining the right outside party for several months for anti -constitutional tendencies. Originally, the authority wanted to tell at the end of last year whether the suspicion had been confirmed and the party was highly « secured » right -wing extremist. However, the preferred Bundestag election thwarted the schedule. Before the urn gang in February, a high rating would have been legally and politically too delicate, which is why the authority held its re -evaluation for the time being. The more than 1100 -page report is now to contain numerous evidence that underpins the party’s anti -constitutional character. The constitutional protector’s assessment basis is not published for the time being.

Within the AfD, which reached 20.8 percent in the latest federal election, there have been several wing fights in the past, through which the party moved further and further right wing. Gradually, comparatively moderate politicians left the party. The Völkisches camp around the influential Thuringian AfD boss Björn Höcke should prevail.

This is also reflected in the new AfD parliamentary group. For example, Matthias Helferich is now sitting for the AfD in parliament, which described himself as a « friendly face of National Socialism ». Or Maximilian Krahwhich had been temporarily banished in the second row due to trivialization of the SS and his proximity to China. He described the decision of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution on Friday as « transparent ». It comes « exactly when the AfD is the strongest force nationwide for the first time in the surveys ». Other voices in the AfD speak of a « purely political decision » that prepares the way to an authoritarian state. Alice Weidel And on Friday, Tino Chrupalla said that the party « would continue to defend itself against these defaming, which is dangerous to democracy ».

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) emphasized that the protection of the constitution had made the assessment itself. « The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has a clear legal mandate to act against extremism and protect our democracy. » « There was no political influence on the new report ».

Is an AfD ban now?

With the new evaluation, calls should now be loud again according to a ban procedure against the AfD. A prohibition application can Bundestagthe Federal Council or the Federal Government on the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. For many parliamentarians, a classification has so far been a « secured » right -wing extremist as a prerequisite for this. Such a procedure should not come over now, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz: « I am against a quick shot, » said Scholz, who basically welcomed the judgment. Just like CSU-The boss Markus Söder. He speaks of a « final wake -up call ».

Completely different tones voted SPD-Co boss Lars Clever In the « Bild » newspaper: The AfD is an « attack on Germany » that wants to « break » German democracy. He called for consequences from the constitutional protection report: This could be an order to initiate a prohibition procedure.

Politically, the classification should not have any immediate consequences. However, it lowers the hurdles for observing the party by the protection of the constitution with intelligence agents. This enables the observation of meetings or listening to telephones.