AfD under pressure: professional consequences for members of the civil service?

AfD under pressure: professional consequences for members of the civil service?

In the past few weeks, the classification of the alternative for Germany (AfD) has made high waves as secure right -wing extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Many members of the party who also work in the public service are concerned about the possible professional consequences that could result from this categorization. The discussion about legal regulations that restrict access to the civil service for members of extremist organizations increasingly absorbs speed. As Tagesschau . While Bavarian politicians are calling for layoffs, the Hamburg Minister of the Interior is cautiously against a possible ban on the AfD, although votes from the SPD and CDU do not rule out such a measure.

The pressure on the AfD grows

The AfD itself considers the classification as "democracy" and calls for access to the extensive report, which forms the basis of this classification. The background to this discussion is not only membership in a party classified as a right-wing extremist, but also the failure to confess to the freedom-democratic basic order, which is regarded as a prerequisite for an activity in the civil service. This attitude is also reflected in the opinion of the protection of the constitution , the right -wing extremist developments and their social problems.

The coming weeks should therefore be crucial for the further political landscape in Germany. It remains to be seen whether the feared consequences accept actual trains and how the climate will develop for AfD members in civil service. However, one thing is certain: the topic will be dealt with in detail at the next Interior Ministers' Conference in June in Bremerhaven, and the public interest in this sensitive topic will be high.