The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is evaluating legal options after the Federal Administrative Court rejected a petition to review rulings concerning its classification as a “case of suspicion” by regional administrative courts. The decision leaves unresolved significant questions pertaining to the German Republic, according to a joint statement released Tuesday evening by AfD co-leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel.
The legal proceedings stem from multiple lawsuits filed by the AfD against the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). The party challenged the BfV’s assessment that the AfD itself, along with its now-defunct youth organization “Junge Alternative (JA)” may harbor anti-constitutional aspirations and that the internal faction “Der Flügel” was classified as a committedly right-wing extremist group prior to its dissolution. The AfD also contested the public disclosure of these classifications and sought to prevent the BfV from using intelligence-gathering methods in their future assessment of the party.
These challenges were unsuccessful in the appellate courts. The Higher Administrative Court of Münster previously denied permission for a revisionary appeal, a decision now upheld by the Federal Administrative Court. The AfD is now examining the possibility of filing a constitutional complaint.