Germany's Scholz urges careful review of possible far-right party ban
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Germany's Olaf Scholz urges a careful review of a possible ban on the far-right party Alternative for Germany, emphasizing thorough evaluation.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic intelligence agency provided very detailed justification for classifying the far-right Alternative for Germany as extremist but possible proceedings to ban the party must not be rushed, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.
"I am against a quick shot, we have to evaluate the classification carefully," he said at a church convention in the northern city of Hanover.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by Kirsti Knolle, editing by Rachel More)
Scholz stated that he is against a quick decision and emphasized the need for a careful evaluation of the classification.
Germany's domestic intelligence agency provided a detailed justification for classifying the Alternative for Germany as extremist.
Scholz expressed his views at a church convention in the northern city of Hanover.
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