Kremlin says Germany's decision on AfD is a restrictive measure
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) wave flags as they take part in an AfD campaign rally in Hohenschoenhausen, Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday that Germany's decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as an "extremist" entity is a restrictive measure against European non-mainstream forces.
Germany's domestic intelligence agency classified the AfD as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the party that came second in February's federal election.
"The European political landscape itself is now full of various restrictive measures against those political forces and individuals whose world view does not fit into the dominant mainstream," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
He added that it was Germany's internal affair and that Russia has no intention to interfere. REUTERS
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