A group of MPs proposed the motion in November as the right-wing party was gaining popularity, citing an alleged threat to democracy.
The German parliament could begin discussing a motion calling for a ban on the right-wing Alternative for Germany party next week, Die Zeit reported, citing the cross-party group of parliamentarians behind the move. Lawmakers insist that the AfD’s agenda goes against the German Constitution and poses a threat to the country’s democratic order.
The party, founded in 2013, currently wins around 20% of the vote, ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16%, but behind the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). , center-right, with 31%.
Germany’s internal intelligence service, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, designated the AfD as “suspicious” extremist organization in 2021 for its stance on immigration.
The 113-member group, made up mostly of Green Party members as well as 31 SPD representatives and six CDU deputies, proposed the motion in November. According to Die Zeit on Monday, lawmakers hope to obtain the support of the Bundestag to initiate a ban procedure against the AfD before the Federal Constitutional Court.
The group claims that the right-wing party has called into question the human dignity of immigrants and LGBTQ people, and one of the parliamentarians behind the motion, Marco Wanderwitz of the CDU, called for swift action against the AfD to the light of the supposed “greater radicalization.”
A poll conducted in December by polling institute INSA for Bild indicated that AfD co-leader Alice Weidel was ahead of her rivals in the race to become the next chancellor, with the support of 24% of respondents.
However, even if the AfD were to emerge as the largest party after the Feb. 23 snap election, all of Germany’s major parties have ruled out entering a coalition with the right-wing group, making its rise to power very unbelievable.
After being officially nominated as the AfD’s first-ever chancellor candidate earlier this month, Weidel promised to put the sabotaged Nord Stream gas pipelines back into operation, should her party emerge victorious. He also promised to implement tough immigration policies and eliminate green initiatives.
Last month, the 45-year-old politician also opposed further military aid to Ukraine.
Around the same time, AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla argued that Germany needed to consider “How far (NATO) It is still useful to us.”
The right-wing party has also proposed holding a referendum on leaving the European Union and the eurozone.
