# Domestic intelligence classifies the AfD as a suspected extremist case nationwide

Date: 2024

In 2024 the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution treated the AfD as a confirmed suspected extremist case at federal level, after several state classifications. This is an intelligence-administrative act of the interior ministry, not a party ban.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-intelligence-classifies-afd-suspected-extremist-organisation-2024-05-02/
- https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/EN/about-us/about-us_node.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-afd-domestic-intelligence-2024