The German state security suspected the parliamentary party of German nationalists “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) of “right-wing extremism.” In this regard, she can be followed, writes Der Spiegel.
According to the newspaper, the department has officially recognized that the activities of the entire party are suspicious. The basis was the report, which collected alleged evidence of violations of the “foundations of a free democratic system” by the party. Now the right-wing politicians will be watched by the security forces.
Der Spiegel notes that so far the counterintelligence service has not publicly announced the AfD's suspicion of extremism, however, it is already transmitting this information to the heads of regional divisions of the Federal Service for the Protection of the Constitution.
An investigation into the AfD has been carried out over the past two years: counterintelligence, among other things, found out what influence the supporters of its extreme right wing have in the party (now the group is disbanded).
In December 2019, the German opposition found a neo-Nazi in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the country's ruling party. At least one politician has been a supporter of the far-right movement in the past. This is a member of the council of the Saxony-Anhalt state party, Robert Möritz. He is known to have helped organize a neo-Nazi march in 2011.
