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Bavaria Court Upholds Surveillance of AfD Amid Extremism Claims

6/17/2026

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Bavaria’s highest administrative court ruled that the state’s domestic intelligence may continue surveilling the AfD.
The court rejected the AfD’s request to halt surveillance, citing federal rulings on its extremist statements.
The ruling aligns Bavaria with other states that now observe the AfD after it was labeled a right-wing extremist group.
Bavaria, which announced the monitoring plan in 2022, saw a court dismiss the AfD’s legal challenge in 2024.

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Bavaria’s highest administrative court ruled that the state’s domestic intelligence may continue surveilling the AfD.
The court rejected the AfD’s request to halt surveillance, citing federal rulings on its extremist statements.
The ruling aligns Bavaria with other states that now observe the AfD after it was labeled a right-wing extremist group.
Bavaria, which announced the monitoring plan in 2022, saw a court dismiss the AfD’s legal challenge in 2024.