US Secretary of State Rubio accuses Germany for AfD classification Tyranny
After the classification of the AfD U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Germany accused of tyranny as secured right-wing extremist. Germany has just given its spy authority new powers to monitor the opposition, Rubio wrote to X. « This is not a democracy – it is a hidden tyranny. »
The AfD – which took second place in the recent elections – is not really extremist – but the fatal policy of the open limits that the party rejected, wrote the US foreign minister. « Germany should change its course. »
New US government supports the AfD
US Vice President JD Vance had already warned of a threat to democracy in Germany in mid -February. He indirectly referred to the German debate about a delimitation from the AfD and said: « There is no place for fire walls. »
At the sidelines of the conference, Vance also met AfD boss Alice Weidel. Weidel also received campaign support from Trump consultant Elon Musk. Her co-party leader Tino Chrupalla traveled to Trump’s inauguration in Washington.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BFV) the AfD classified right -wing extremist after several years of examination as secured. The discussion about an AfD ban on proceedings is picking up speed again. The outgoing Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) warned of a « quick shot ». (dpa)
