AfD ban: Lies calls for clear evidence of anti-constitutional efforts

AfD ban: Lies calls for clear evidence of anti-constitutional efforts

In the discussion about a possible ban on the alternative for Germany (AfD), Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) made a clear position on June 18, 2025. It sees high hurdles for such a procedure, which is, however, only possible if there are demonstrably anti -constitutional efforts. Readed that the AfD can be classified as anti -constitutional under certain conditions: if the party is intensively trying to abolish essential elements of the freedom of democratic basic order and also have realistic chances of success.

The AfD has been led as a suspected property for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution since May 2022, and in May 2025 the Federal Minister of the Interior classified the party as secured right -wing extremist. This assessment is currently controversial: Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) warns of a ban procedure and emphasizes that the AfD should be defeated politically. "We have to regain the trust of citizens in democratic parties," said Lies, who sees the growing support of the AfD in response to social changes. He emphasized that a policy that communicates CO2 reduction not only as a burden, but as an opportunity for the citizens, was necessary in order to deprive the AfD the voters: to withdraw inside.

legal hurdles and reports

As part of the debate, there was recently an expert opinion on the protection of the constitution that could serve as the basis for a ban. But Dobrindt expressed concerns that this document could lead to a ban alone. Markus Ogorek, director of the Institute for Public Law, explained that the report does not automatically make it the basis of a ban. A party ban procedure can only be applied for before the Federal Constitutional Court, and there are essential legal questions to clarify: Does the AfD pursue anti -constitutional goals? Does it act against the democratic constitutional regulations? Does she have enough political influence to enforce her goals?

The extensive report comprises over 1,000 pages and primarily documents public statements by AfD members, which are often classified as xenophobic. The protection of the constitution is of the opinion that the strength of the AfD lies in its propagated ethnic-parentage understanding, which is not compatible with the values ​​of the democratic basic order.

political dynamics and the protection of the constitution

The situation is complicated by the uncertainties within the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BFV), because the classification of the AfD as "secured right -wing extremist" has been temporarily suspended. This happened after an AfD's urgent application was submitted. The President of the BFV has been vacant since November 2023 after Thomas Haldenwang has been recalled. He had violated the neutrality requirement, which further fueled the discussion about the independence of the protection of the constitution.

The Bundestag election in February 2024 led to an enormous increase for the AfD, which was able to double its result to almost 21 percent and thus became the strongest opposition fraction. In this context, the attack on the human dignity that is seen in the political statements of the AfD is becoming increasingly important, because the constitutional court must evaluate all evidence of human -impressive statements in order to justify a ban.

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