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German justice minister urges review of possible AfD ban
Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig is urging a serious review of whether Germany should seek to ban the AfD, a right-wing party.
She says a federal-state working group should collect and assess material before politicians and legal experts decide whether to proceed.
The review could include hundreds of thousands of leaked AfD emails if they provide evidence that the party opposes Germany’s constitution.
Hubig says the federal government must agree before a ban application can be made.
She says an application should be filed if it has a concrete chance of success.
Her push comes as AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund could be elected minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt in December.
Hubig warns an AfD-led state government would put the rule of law under serious strain, but no decision on a ban has been made.
German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig says the government should seriously examine whether to seek a ban on the Alternative for Germany party.
She wants a federal-state working group to collect and assess evidence before a political and legal decision.
Hubig said leaked AfD emails could be considered if they provide evidence that the party is hostile to the constitution.
She said a ban application should be filed if it has concrete prospects of success.
Her push comes as AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund could become state premier of Saxony-Anhalt in December.
- Who
- German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, a Social Democrat, is urging the review.
- What
- She wants a federal-state working group to assess whether the conditions for an AfD ban case are met.
- When
- She made the comments on November 7, 2026. A possible election of an AfD state premier is expected in December.
- Where
- The possible AfD premiership is in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
- Why
- Hubig says the issue is significant for democracy and that an AfD-led state government would test the rule of law.
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Hubig said a federal-state working group should assess whether there are grounds for an AfD ban case.
AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund could be elected Saxony-Anhalt’s first AfD state premier.
- Minister
- Stefanie Hubig, of the Social Democratic Party
- Proposed review
- A federal-state working group would collect and assess material
- Leaked material
- Hundreds of thousands of AfD emails could be considered if they provide evidence of hostility to the constitution
- Possible state premier
- Ulrich Siegmund
- State
- Saxony-Anhalt
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What people are saying
If an application has concrete prospects of success, then it must also be filed.
We must now seriously and systematically examine whether the conditions for a ban case are met.
In principle, all available findings can be used. The emails could therefore also be used if they provide evidence that the AfD is hostile to the constitution.
An AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt would, by all that can be assessed, be a severe test for the rule of law.