AfD Saxony classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution

The LfV report describes the AfD Saxony as a monolithic block that outwardly refuses to distance itself from right-wing extremist statements made by leading party members or to critically question them. The party's positions on migration, which are based on ethnocentric and racist ideologies that are incompatible with the Basic Law, are particularly worrying.

The anti-constitutional views of the AfD state association also include anti-Islam and anti-Muslim statements. Male migrants from the Arab world are vilified by party members and portrayed as a threat, which fuels fears and resentment among the population.

In addition, the report shows that the AfD Saxony consistently agitated against the basic political order of the Federal Republic of Germany during the coronavirus pandemic, defamed state institutions and disparaged democratic principles.

Furthermore, structural and strategic links between the AfD state association and other extremist actors, including the "Free Saxons", the "Identitarian Movement", "PEGIDA", the "Institute for State Policy" and "COMPACT-Magazin GmbH", were identified. The youth organization "Junge Alternative", which has also been classified as right-wing extremist, has not yet distanced itself from the group.