Hanse Mina

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a “major victory” in courts after judges in Cologne banned Germany’s domestic intelligence agency from treating the party as a “right-wing extremist group.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/afd-rides-court-reprieve-to-push-mainstream-pivot-germany/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany #AfD

Far-right AfD eyes court win as springboard for state elections in Germany

Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to use the court’s temporary ruling that they can’t be classified as “extremist” to snag broader voter support.

POLITICO
Feb 28 at 1:25amWeb
Show threadLil' PimprinellaFeb 28
@hanse_mina Incorrect summary. The court prohibits the provisional designation of the party as right-wing extremist until a court has confirmed the classification as such.
Show threadWuzzyFeb 28

@r0nz @hanse_mina This.

But that didn't stop the AfD and its sympathisants to abuse this news for propaganda to turn this into a "win". 🙄

This decision was NOT a vindication.

Show threadLil' PimprinellaFeb 28
@Wuzzy @hanse_mina However, when such false conclusions come from reputable sources, it doesn't make things any better.
Show threadWuzzyFeb 28

@hanse_mina This is ridiculous. The main #AfD party is celebrating a "win" because they are "only" allowed to be classified as a *suspicion* of being rightwing extremist group … for now. The legal process is NOT over yet.

This news is being abused for propaganda to make it look like the AfD has been "vindicated" which is NOT the case.

5 of the 16 Landesverbände are still classified as rightwing extremist: Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Lower Saxony (NEW!).

#Politics #Germany