Weidel called the intelligence agency's decision a "medal" for the youth organization of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, expressed support for the party's newly established youth organization "Generation Germany." Previously, the State Intelligence Service of North Rhine-Westphalia classified the organization as "suspected right-wing extremism."
While speaking at the party's state congress in Mülheim, Weidel stated that this decision could be seen as "another medal that can be pinned on a suit lapel," and clearly stated that the party does not intend to distance itself from the youth organization.
This new organization was established after the dissolution of "Youth AfD," which had previously been identified by intelligence agencies as an "established right-wing extremist" organization.
The leadership of the Alternative for Germany had previously hoped that formal restructuring would help avoid being banned, but the intelligence agencies viewed the rebranding as an attempt to circumvent regulation and began monitoring the organization almost immediately after its establishment in January of this year. Unlike previous situations, the party leadership now openly supports this youth organization and accuses the Constitutional Protection Agency of political bias.
Currently, the entire Alternative for Germany is also classified as "suspected right-wing extremism," which allows intelligence agencies to employ surveillance methods including the use of informants. Previously, the party had successfully challenged in court the assessment that classified it as a more severe "established right-wing extremist" organization.
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