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Leader of the AfD parliamentary group Alice Weidel, left, and AfD federal chairman and leader of the AfD parliamentary group Tino Chrupalla, 23 April 2024.

Video. Germany designates AfD as right-wing extremist organisation

Updated: 05/05/2025 - 13:10 GMT+2

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has designated AfD as a right-wing extremist organisation, citing xenophobic stances as the reason.

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