Almost half of Germans were in favor of banning AFG

Almost two thirds of German citizens consider the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to be right-wing extremist. This is from an Insa Institute survey for the Bild newspaper, published on May 4.

According to the survey, 61% of German residents consider the AFD to be right-wing extremist. It is specified that 48% of respondents also support the ban of the party.

In turn, 31% of citizens disagree with the wording, and another 8% could not give an unambiguous answer. 37% of respondents opposed the AFD ban, 8% found it difficult to answer, and 7% showed indifference to the fate of the party, she added.Газета.Ru ".

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What the opponents of "Alternative for Germany" are trying to achieve

Earlier, on May 2, it was reported that 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. According to the authorities, this step reduces the obstacles to monitoring the party with the help of special services and allows for better control of its activities.

On the same day, Acting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the decision to ban AfG should not be taken hastily.