AfD has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court over its status as a "suspect" in extremism.

The German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court of Germany over its designation as a "suspect" in extremism. This was announced on August 21 on the website of the political association.

"The AfD will use all means provided to it by the rule of law to protect itself and, above all, its members from these groundless insults from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution," said AfD co—Chairs Alice Weidel and Tino Krupalla.

Being clarified. that assigning the status of a "suspect" to a party leads to a significant violation of freedom of speech for its members. Such a decision cannot be made in a state governed by the rule of law, the politicians expressed their opinion.

On June 29, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) voted to immediately prepare for a ban on AFD. The adopted resolution of the SPD calls on the federal and land authorities to collect the necessary materials to file a lawsuit with the Federal Constitutional Court to declare the AfD unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, the Tagesspiegel newspaper reported on July 19 that more than 52% of Germans surveyed opposed the AfD ban. According to the survey, 67% of West Germans and 88% of East Germans have "Alternatives for Germany" supporters in their circle of acquaintances.

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