Germany’s domestic intelligence service designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist group, citing the “xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic and anti-Muslim statements made by leading party officials.”handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned. The AfD slammed the move as a “heavy blow” to democracy, just months after they won second place in national polls, and vowed to mount a legal challenge. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the move “tyranny in disguise.”00:33 WHY IS AfD ‘RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST’02:07 THE RISE OF AfD n18oc_world n18oc_crux