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title: "The AfD: Extremist. Popular. Banned?"
description: "Germany considers banning the AfD, its second-largest party, as extremist. But is that a defense of democracy—or a dangerous attack on it? Here's what happened, and why it matters."
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datePublished: 2025-06-19T17:30:12.000Z
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Germany considers banning the AfD, its second-largest party, as extremist. But is that a defense of democracy—or a dangerous attack on it? Here's what happened, and why it matters.

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