Germany's AfD could lose funds for anti-democratic behavior
Deutsche Welle
Germany in January 2024: The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has partially classified as right-wing extremist, is enjoying record highs in opinion polls. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets to demonstrate against the anti-immigration party.
The German Bundestag is also debating how to deal with the AfD. A motion has been submitted by the three governing parliamentary factions, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP). The topic: "Resilient democracy in a diverse country — a clear stand against the enemies of democracy and their plans of forced displacement."
This was prompted by a media report about a meeting of right-wing extremists in which AfD officials as well as members of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) took part. The gathering is said to have been about plans for the so-called remigration (expulsion) of millions of people who have immigrated to Germany.
