Germany

The AfD is in the focus of the constitutional protection

In Bavaria a single AfD can be observed politicians from the protection of the Constitution, now in Baden-württemberg, suggests this Minister of the interior, Strobl. Due to the dispute over anti-Semitic Remarks from the ranks of the AfD.

“The protection of the Constitution must have a sharp eye on the AfD, and individuals from this party,” said Thomas Strobl of the “Frankfurt General Sunday newspaper” (“FAS”). “If the conditions for an observation is available, it must be traded,” said the CDU politician.

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Only seems civil and well-behaved

Background of antisemitic Statements of the AfD-members of Parliament, Wolfgang Gedeon. Strobl criticized, nine deputies of the party “Alternative for Germany” would have been linearized with him, solid and should still be recorded after the split of the parliamentary group in the new group, “Alternative for Baden-Württemberg”. This is attributable to the Co-presidents Jörg Meuthen. “It is significant, but downright frightening that the supposedly civil-brave Lord Meuthen those who want to resume at, in the old group, the anti-Semites Gedeon wanted to strengthen the back,” said Strobl, “FAS”. It was “ruthless”.

According to “FAS” test, the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution and several state offices on the basis of public sources, whether the party or individual of their currents should be observed. In addition, individual AfD would have been observed as early as now, politicians from the protection of the Constitution. The newspaper quoted from a statement by the Stuttgart constitutional protection, according to which, currently, statements and contacts leading AfD politician then to be examined whether “the AfD also restrict the free democratic basic order, in whole or in part or to abolish it”.

Bayern have been observed for a

The head of the Bavarian constitutional protection, Burkhard Körner, confirmed to the newspaper that politicians in the AfD are already observed in Bavaria. “The Bavarian state office for the protection of the Constitution can observe individuals in the AfD, if these are also grown in other extremist areas is striking,” said grains of “FAS”. “This is what we have found in individual cases. In doing so, references to right-wing extremist and anti-Islam scene.”

Regardless of the question of where and the extent to which the AfD is to be observed, is clear: The intra-party battles, press in on the popularity of the party. She’s losing in the polls and is slipping according to a survey with ten percent to their lowest level since January.

In the Sunday trend, the opinion research Institute Emnid for the “Bild am Sonntag”, which is a percentage point less than in the previous week. Two percentage points of the Union can grow. The CDU/CSU to reach 35 per cent, their best score since March. The SPD is unchanged at 23 percent.

haz/stu (afp, kna, dpa, FAS)