Suche
Mein Konto
Strobl urges unity: This is how Baden-Württemberg deals with the AfD!
In June 2025, the Interior Ministers' Conference took place in Bremerhaven to discuss how to deal with the AfD and internal security.
Strobl urges unity: This is how Baden-Württemberg deals with the AfD!
What's going on in the world of politics? The Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) in Bremerhaven is currently bringing a lot of discussions to the table, especially on the subject of the AfD. Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) emphasizes how important it is to be united in dealing with the AfD. According to Strobl, politics should be close to people's concerns and take their problems seriously. This was reported by the portal Ludwigsburg24.
The IMK in Bremerhaven, which meets until Friday, deals with various topics, including internal security, migration and also the controversial AfD. There is great interest, especially since the AfD received 43% of the vote in one constituency in a federal election. Despite an intensive debate about a possible ban of the party, no concrete decision is currently expected as to how ZDF today reported.
The attitude of the ministers
Strobl emphasizes that it is important to keep extremist efforts out of society. All interior ministers have agreed to work closely together to ensure a uniform approach in dealing with the AfD. Special standards should apply to extremes - no weapons for extremists and no extremists in the police or in the public service. Hesse's Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU), on the other hand, expresses concerns about a possible party ban procedure and calls for more evidence for such a decision. He warned that this would place additional strain on democracy.
On Friday, the IMK did not make a decision to ban a party, which was particularly criticized by some states, such as Bremen. Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) calls for an organized procedure to examine a ban application. However, the currents within the state chamber are inconsistent, as further reports show.
Radicalization and right-wing extremist classifications
The radicalization of the AfD has been clearly visible in recent years and has met with broad consensus among observers. Estimates put the number of extremist members at around 11,300, which corresponds to around 30% of the total membership. The AfD is classified as “certainly right-wing extremist” by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The party propagates an ethnocentric view that contradicts the basic democratic order, according to the analysis by the Federal Agency for Civic Education, which goes into detail about the dangers of the AfD and its rhetoric. This assessment also sees support from politicians like Christian Pegel (SPD), who is calling for a political debate with the AfD instead of holding out the prospect of a ban.
Over the last few years there have been notable departures from the AfD for both personal and political reasons. Critics warn that a party ban could strengthen the AfD and make it appear like a martyr. A ban would also have to stand before the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, which many see as complicated and lengthy.
The discussion about the appropriate way to deal with the AfD remains lively and complex. A clever and thoughtful approach is required, be it through political confrontation or social debate. The IMK has opened an important debate here that will probably resonate for a long time.