SPD demands AfD ban: A historical decision at the party congress!

SPD demands AfD ban: A historical decision at the party congress!

Berlin, Deutschland - At the current SPD party conference in Cologne, the discussion about the AfD is in full swing. In a crucial step, the party decided to examine the unconstitutionality of the AfD. This is no coincidence, because the AfD is clearly described by leading SPD politicians as right -wing extremist. The new party leader BAS has underlined that it is important to obtain clarity about the sufficient evidence for an examination application from the constitutional court. If the unconstitutionality is confirmed, the SPD plans to apply for a corresponding ban on prohibition. These efforts are supported by the Greens and the Left, while the CDU and CSU are skeptical about a ban. Chancellor Merz has expressed concerns and warned that a ban could act like an attempt to switch off political competition. Deutschlandfunk reports that…

The vice party leader Serpil Midyatli emphasized in her speech that it was time to consider the ban as a "sharp sword". It calls for the requirements for such a procedure to check carefully and sees it as a duty to go to the constitutional court if all requirements are met. She refers to the radicalization of the AfD, which is also documented by its classification as a suspected case of the protection of the constitution. According to the current report, there is an increase in right -wing extremist persons to over 50,000, of which the AfD alone plays an important role. The time reports that ...

The dangers of right -wing extremism

A look at the figures of the protection of the constitution shows that the right -wing extremist personal potential rose to 50,250 people at the end of 2024, which represents an increase of 23.7 percent compared to the previous year. The increase in violent right -wing extremists is particularly worrying, which has also increased with 15,300 people. The SPD board members Sebastian Roloff and Lars Castellucci support the demand for a ban and emphasize that measures of the rule of law must be taken immediately in order to counteract the endangered constitutional regulations. Roloff emphasizes the "right -wing extremist character" of the AfD and demands quick action. [The Protection of the Constitution informs about…] (https://www.verdellungschutz.de/de/verfahnschutz/der-bericht/vsb-rechtsextremism

The political climate in Germany is tense, especially if one looks at the increase in right -wing extremist crimes, which in 2024 had a dramatic increase of 47.4 percent compared to the previous year. This not only includes propagandaeles, but also physical attacks. In this context, the volume and visibility of the right -wing extremists have increased significantly. These developments make it all the more important that the SPD and its allies act before the dangerous ideologies continue to gain ground.