The Verfassungsschutz has classified the AfD as a nationwide right-extremist suspected case, a classification supported by the North Rhine-Westphalian Oberverwaltungsgericht in Münster last year.

Leading AfD politicians have made statements indicating their intent to marginalize German citizens with migration backgrounds, further raising concerns about the party's ideological stance.

The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution has also classified the state chapter of the AfD as securely right-extremist.

In cases where a party is suspected of right-extremist activities, the Verfassungsschutz is authorized to use intelligence methods, including surveillance and informants.

The AfD sought to prevent the Office from monitoring and evaluating its activities under the right-extremist classification.

The confirmation of the classification by the Higher Administrative Court solidifies the ongoing scrutiny of the AfD's activities by state authorities.

The court's decision reinforces the legal framework allowing for the monitoring of parties deemed to pose a threat to democratic values.

The Higher Administrative Court in Bautzen has definitively upheld the classification of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as a right-extremist party, a decision confirmed on January 21, 2025.

This ruling is final and cannot be contested, as the court found that the AfD failed to effectively challenge the factual findings or legal conclusions of the previous ruling.

The court emphasized that the reasons presented by the AfD did not alter the earlier decision made by the Administrative Court of Dresden.

Previously, the Administrative Court of Dresden had denied the AfD's request to prevent the classification, citing sufficient evidence that the party's activities undermine the dignity of certain groups and democratic principles.