Unveiling the "War on the Government": BfV's Stinging Assessment of AfD
The Constitutional Court's AfD report states the following:
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The fiery report from the BfV, labeling the AfD as a " securely right-wing extremist" entity, has sent tremors! Initially cloaked in secrecy, the full 1108-page assessment is now laid bare. In it, the agency spells out their arguments for the shift from a previous label.
The BfV unambiguously states that the AfD's "*hostile stance towards foreigners*" has solidified into a "*constitution-hostile orientation*", as reported by "Der Spiegel" that's gained access to the extensive report. Across 353 incriminating statements, from grassroots level to party leaders like Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, the assessment provides evidence of this shift. remarKably, nearly all members of the federal executive board are quoted in the report.
Take, for instance, the remark by Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, a state parliamentarian from Saxony-Anhalt, in 2023, "If we have a government that is waging war against us, then we will wage war against this government. We have come to remove these figures from their seats." This sentiment, coupled with racist and right-wing extremist comments, formed the basis of the BfV's verdict. The agency declares the absence of "moderating forces" within the party, as it's evident that there are few, if any, dissenting voices.
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The BfV views the AfD's "ethnic-ancestral concept of the people" as problematic for a number of reasons. Party leaders discriminate between "real" Germans and "passport" Germans, a distinction that the agency deems incompatible with basic human dignity as outlined in Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law. Moreover, AfD politicians are accused of continuous agitation against migrants, refugees, and Muslims, viewing these groups as threatening collectives.
The agency further suspects that the AfD aims to undermine the democratic principle, as its members have often disparaged other politicians, branding them as "political gangsters" or "traitors to the people." Multiple instances of comparing the government to the Nazi regime or the DDR are also noted in the report.
The AfD has since launched a lawsuit against the upgrade, with Weidel calling the assessment an "egregious violation of the law and an attack on democracy." The party had previously challenged the "right-wing extremist suspect" label, but the Administrative Court of Cologne had ruled the process to be legal.
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Enrichment Insights:- The BfV's assessment is built on several key factors, including the AfD's disregard for human dignity, efforts to undermine democratic order, racist and anti-Muslim stances, and legal and constitutional violations [1][2].- AfD's actions have been deemed to contradict core constitutional principles such as the rule of law, human dignity and equal treatment [2][3].- The BfV report documents over 353 incriminating statements made by the party leaders and members from the grassroots level [3].- The AfD party leadership has challenged similar classifications in the past. The Administrative Court of Cologne had previously ruled the process legal [3].
- The BfV's documentation reveals that the AfD's employment policy, as well as its community policy, exhibits a constitution-hostile orientation due to their hostile stance towards foreigners.
- The BfV's upgrading of the AfD to a securely right-wing extremist entity is based on numerous incriminating statements, ranging from grassroots members to party leaders, totaling 353 in number.
- According to the BfV assessment, the AfD's ethnic-ancestral concept of the people, their continuous agitation against migrants, refugees, and Muslims, and their efforts to undermine democratic principles all contribute to their extremist leanings, as outlined in their politics.
- The BfV's stinging assessment of the AfD has been met with legal challenges from the party, with Alice Weidel calling the label an egregious violation of the law and an attack on democracy.
