Söder warns: AfD now officially right -wing - zero tolerance required!

Söder warns: AfD now officially right -wing - zero tolerance required!

Bayern, Deutschland - On May 2, 2025, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution officially classified the alternative for Germany (AfD) as secured right -wing extremist. This decision has triggered a broad discussion about dealing with the party in Bavaria and throughout Germany. Bavarian CSU party leader Markus Söder described the classification as a "final wake-up call" and urges zero tolerance towards enemies of democracy. Söder demands that the AfD confront the content of the AfD and expose it through good governing in order to limit its dangerousness and to strengthen trust in the democratic basic order. At the same time, the Bundestag Vice President Andrea Lindholz asked AfD MPs to leave her party to influence the right-wing extremist.

The Landtag Greens have emphasized for a party ban on the AfD and are calling for a test process for road renovation. CSU parliamentary group leader Klaus Holetschek describes the AfD as a "system enemy", but rejects a prohibition procedure as a preferred solution. Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has announced that it will examine the handling of AfD members in the public service and to consider exclusion from party financing.

reactions of politicians and experts

The reactions to the classification are diverse. Chancellor Olaf Scholz critically commented on a quick ban procedure and praised the detailed justification on the part of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Scholz pointed out that the Federal Constitutional Court has rejected several ban on prohibitions against parties in the past. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser also supports the decision and emphasizes the independence of the protection of the constitution. She emphasizes that the AfD acts against the free democratic basic order.

The AfD itself reacts with legal steps against the classification, which it refers to as "defamation -dangerous defamation". AfD politician Stephan Brandner criticized the decision as "complete nonsense". At the same time, numerous parties such as the Greens and the left faction are warning of the endangerment of democracy by the AfD and demanding measures against the right -wing extremist efforts of the party.

expanded contexts and expert estimates

Matthias Quent, an expert in right -wing extremism, analyzed the assessments of the protection of the constitution and stated that the AfD violates central principles of the Basic Law through ethnic nationalism, and its politics could produce a state that is not compatible with the values ​​of democracy. He identifies three principles that mark the AfD:

• violation of the human dignity principle, including due to derogatory statements towards people with a migration background.
• violation of the principle of democracy, including contempt for the state and its institutions.
• violation of the rule of law.

In addition, the AfD has radicalized since its foundation in 2013, especially in the years after the 2015/16 migration movement. Quent notes that many migrants in Germany think about a possible emigration if the AfD comes to power.

The current developments give the impression that the public debate about the AfD has turned away from its right -wing extremist positions, which contributes to the normalization of the party in social perception. Nevertheless, the processing and dealing with the right -wing extremism of the AfD remains an important task for media and civil society. Experts like Quent demand urge to discuss the topic comprehensively to defend the democratic values ​​in Germany.