11:15⇢AfD Classified As "Definitively Extremist"
⌨The newspapers extensively report on Germany's domestic intelligence agency (Verfassungsschutz) upgrading the entire AfD party from "suspected case" to "definitively right-wing extremist" (Bild, FAZ, FR, Junge Freiheit, RP Online, Spiegel, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Sueddeutsche, TAZ, Tagesspiegel, Welt, Zeit, merkur.de). This classification intensifies scrutiny of the party, with discussions about a potential party ban emerging. Chancellor Scholz warns against a "rushed decision" on an AfD ban (Spiegel), while the AfD leadership announces legal challenges (Welt, Tagesspiegel). Constitutional law expert Dietrich Murswiek criticizes the intelligence agency's reasoning (Junge Freiheit). The classification cites the party's "disregard for human dignity" (Zeit) and use of terms like "knife migrants" and "replacement of population" (Sueddeutsche).