ドイツ政府せいふ情報じょうほう機関きかん 第だい二に党とうを極右きょくう団体だんたいに認定にんてい 国内こくない分断ぶんだんが懸念けねん

The right-wing party Alternative for Germany, which has been expanding its support by advocating exclusive policies toward immigrants and refugees in Germany, has been designated as a far-right organization by the governments intelligence agency.

In response to this, some major political parties have expressed the opinion that the partys activities should be banned, raising concerns that divisions within the country may deepen further.

Germanys right-wing party Alternative for Germany surged to become the second largest party in this Februarys federal election amid growing public dissatisfaction with issues such as the increase in immigrants and refugees, and recent opinion polls have even shown it leading in approval ratings.

In this context, Germanys domestic intelligence agency, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which monitors extremists and others, announced on the 2nd that it has designated the Alternative for Germany as a far-right organization.

According to the announcement, as a result of investigating negative remarks and actions by the partys executives toward immigrants and refugees, it was confirmed that they discriminate against German citizens with roots in countries with large Muslim populations and are attempting to undermine the order based on free and democratic values. With this designation, surveillance of the party will be further strengthened.

In response to this, there are opinions from major political parties that the activities of the Alternative for Germany should be banned, and this may lead to discussions in the federal parliament in the future.

On the other hand, the Alternative for Germany AfD issued a statement strongly opposing the decision, saying, This is a serious blow to democracy and clearly politically motivated, raising concerns that the division within the country may deepen further.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: “Germany should change its policy.” Regarding this certification, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio posted on social media on the 2nd, saying, “Germany has given its intelligence agencies new powers to monitor the opposition.”

This is not democracy, but disguised despotism, he criticized.

On top of that, the real extremists are not the popular Alternative for Germany, but rather the immigration policy of the ruling party, which is fatally opening the borders.

Germany should change its policy, defending the right-wing party.