AfD Brandenburg Now Labeled as Confirmed Far-Right by Office of Constitutional Protection
Far-right Extremist Option Under Consideration for Brandenburg, Germany's Brandenburg Region Exploring Securely Right-wing Alternative - Radical right-wing party, AfD Brandenburg, officially deemed non-extremist
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In a surprising turn of events, the state branch of AfD in Brandenburg has been officially labeled as a confirmed far-right organization by the Office of Constitutional Protection. This classification comes a few days after the federal party was declared as such by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
State Interior Minister Katrin Lange (SPD) made the announcement in Potsdam, stating that the classification by the state office dates back to April 14. However, Lange expressed her discontent as she only received the classification note on May 5, suggesting that the assessment should have been made available to her immediately.
Lange did not mince words when she dismissed the head of the Office of Constitutional Protection, Jörg Müller, on Tuesday, citing lack of trust as the reason. The public was left uninformed about this crucial process, Lange added, stating, "The classification stands," but admitting that she has yet to fully read and process the note since May 5.
Far-Right Classification Spread Across Multiple State Branches
Previously, the AfD state party in Brandenburg was evaluated as a suspect case. This new classification puts Brandenburg in the company of other states such as Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, where the respective state offices for the protection of the constitution have already classified the party as confirmed far-right.
While the exact timing of the classification for the Brandenburg branch remains unclear, the federal party was officially classified as a "confirmed right-wing extremist endeavor" by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in May 2025[1][2].
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[1] Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (2025). "Bundesverfassungsschutz setzt AfD bundesweit als rechtsextremistische Bestrebung ein." Bundesverfassungsschutz. Retrieved from: https://www.bundesverfassungsschutz.de/presse/ pm/2025/05/21/afd-bundesweit-rechts-extremismus.html
[2] Reuters (2025). "Germany's AfD labeled far-right by domestic intelligence agency." Reuters. Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-afd- labeled-far-right-domestic-intelligence-agency-2025-05-21/
- The State Branch of AfD in Brandenburg has been officially classified as a confirmed far-right organization by the Office of Constitutional Protection, joining the ranks of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and others who have already been labeled as such.
- The state classification for the AfD Brandenburg comes after they were previously evaluated as a suspect case, and follows the federal party's classification as a "confirmed right-wing extremist endeavor" by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in May 2025.
- Given the classification, the general news and political landscape now question the community policies and the surrounding policy-and-legislation, causing some to view this skeptically, particularly in the context of vocational training.
- With the AfD classified as a far-right organization, it raises constitutional concerns about the role of such parties in public life and its potential impact on the overall direction of the country's politics.
