The local branch of AfD (Alternative for Germany) in Saxony-Anhalt has been categorized as an extremist group

Strong evidence of democratic violations by the party – including Islamophobic, antisemitic and racist statements by elected officials – were collected by the German authorities. AfD is now classified as having “definitely extremist aspirations” — the highest threat category used by the domestic intelligence service, which allows intelligence services to increase monitoring of the party branch.