Constitution protector: AfD has shed its shyness

Kramer: New AfD youth organization not a sign of moderation

Kramer does not see the party's split from the Junge Alternative (JA) and the founding of a new AfD youth organization as a sign of moderation within the party. "On the contrary, all these forces will be absorbed into the party," he emphasized. The constitution protector argued that the party is basically just trying to protect the youth organization from being banned.

Criticism of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

At the same time, Kramer regretted that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution was no longer presenting a report with an up-to-date assessment of the party before the federal election. The Federal Office's duty of neutrality and moderation in the election campaign would be placed in the foreground. "I think this is wrong and fatal and a misinterpretation of the current legal situation."

When asked about a possible ban procedure against the AfD, Kramer replied that a defensive democracy must also show that it is serious about its own rules. "And if a party is classified as anti-constitutional, then further steps are possible if the political debate obviously does not lead to the enemies being pushed back again."