The discussion about banning the AfD has gained intensity again. The Chancellor says that other things need to be done first. This includes the observation of the AfD by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
In the debate about possible ban proceedings against the AfD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) expressed caution. “Completely different things are happening now,” he said at a citizens’ dialogue before German Unity Day in Schwerin. This includes continued observation of the AfD by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
A ban procedure must be prepared very carefully. “That’s why it’s not on the agenda now.” Scholz recalled the high hurdles for banning parties. All recent ban proceedings against parties have been unsuccessful, he said. He cited the NPD ban process as an example.
The Chancellor appealed to citizens to engage with the AfD. “We have to be clear about what we do as citizens,” appealed the Chancellor. “We don’t have to put up with this. We have to stand up and convince our neighbors. That’s part of it too.”
The AfD is observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a suspected right-wing extremist case, and some state associations have been classified as proven right-wing extremist by the respective state Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Program for the Day of German Unity
Source: Stern
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