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HISTORICAL FACTS: German security service designates far right afd as extremist | History Defined

Of the 38,800 far-right extremists counted by the Germany's domestic spy agency BfV last year, more than 10,000 are members of the AfD party [File: Clemens Bilan/EPA]

Germany’s domestic intelligence service has designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “right-wing extremist” group, with the incoming government considering a ban, and the United States expressing its displeasure.

The designation, made public by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution on Friday following an audit by the BfV security service, makes the party subject to surveillance.

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