
German Federal President: “A Party Ban Is the Ultima Ratio of Defensive Democracy”
In a speech on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier alluded to bans on “extremist” political parties, clearly indicating the AfD without ever mentioning the party.

In a speech on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier alluded to bans on “extremist” political parties, clearly indicating the AfD without ever mentioning the party.

Today’s attempts to ban AfD represent something unprecedented: a governing elite attempting to eliminate its primary opposition to preserve its own power.