AfD classified as a right -wing extremist: consequences for civil service?

AfD classified as a right -wing extremist: consequences for civil service?

The protection of the constitution has classified the alternative for Germany (AfD) as secured right -wing extremist. This classification, which is based on an extensive, previously secret expert opinion, has triggered reactions nationwide. The federal states are examining the handling of AfD members in the civil service, with Hesse and Bavaria already announced that they have been checked. Hesse's Interior Minister Roman Poseck underlines the need for employees of the public law institutions to stand up for the free democratic basic order. ZDF , there are aspects that deal with the concept of the AfD and their derogatory comments on migrants and Muslims.

The latest development is part of a larger trend in Germany, in which the right -wing extremist personal potential in 2023 amounts to around 40,600 people. This represents an increase compared to the previous year, as reported by the dt . The number of right -wing extremist crimes has increased in recent years, which indicates the increased use of crisis situations by right -wing extremists in order to spread their own narratives, especially in the context of migration and asylum.

The topic will be dealt with in detail at the next Interior Ministers' Conference in Bremerhaven in June. The Bremen Senator Ulrich Mäurer has already announced that a representative of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is invited to inform about the situation. The correct handling of AfD members in civil service and dealing with the increasing number of right-wing extremist crimes remains a central topic of political discussion in Germany.