Germany’s AfD Party Dissolves Hitler Youth Division

Politico Europe reports:

The extremist youth group affiliated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) dissolved itself on Monday to avert a possible ban that might have damaged the party as it tries to broaden its appeal among German voters.

The “Young Alternative,” as the AfD-affiliated youth organization is known, has been classified as a right-wing extremist group by Germany’s federal domestic intelligence service since 2023. The designation has meant the youth group faced a potential ban under a German law intended to prevent a repeat of the country’s Nazi past.

The move to dissolve the organization, supported by both by the AfD and the youth group itself, is seen as a tactical maneuver to protect and destigmatize the party, which will become the largest opposition force in Germany’s Bundestag

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