Germany has classified the AfD as a confirmed extremist party, triggering legal reviews, political fallout, and international criticism. Here’s what the move means for democracy and how global players are responding.

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution on Friday designated the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a right-wing extremist organisation that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order.

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that classified it as a right-wing extremist movement.