In a legal opinion to the Interior Committee and the Legal Affairs Committee of the Bundestag, a group of 17 constitutional lawyers agree “a reliable assessment of the chances of success of a party ban (on the Alternative für Deutschland) procedure is already possible”.
According to the statement, “both the goals and statements and behavior of members of the AfD reveal their ethnic-nationalist program.” In addition, an important part of the party’s strategy is to delegitimize political actors and democratic processes. By delegitimizing the media, the AfD is strengthening “party-affiliated channels and media with the aim of convincing the population that a violent political upheaval is needed.”
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