Musk called the possible AFD ban an attack on democracy.

The potential ban of the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will be a real attack on democracy in Germany. This was announced on May 2 by American billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency of the United States (DOGE) Elon Musk.

He noted that the AfD is now the most popular political party in Germany.

"The prohibition of the centrist AfD <... it will be a radical attack on democracy," the billionaire wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

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Earlier that day, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Germany classified the AfD as a right-wing extremist organization threatening democracy in the country. It is noted that this step reduces obstacles to monitoring a political party with the help of special services and allows for better monitoring of its activities.

At the same time, Acting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the decision to ban the AfD party should not be taken hastily. He noted that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution of Germany provided a detailed justification for recognizing the AFD as a right-wing extremist organization, but any subsequent steps "require caution and a balanced approach."