AfD hails court injunction on 'extremist' label as victory

The ruling is temporary, but party co-leader Alice Weidel has already described it as a "major victory".

A German court temporarily blocked the domestic intelligence agency, BfV, from labeling the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist group, pending a lawsuit filed by the party.

A German court in Cologne blocked the domestic intelligence agency BfV from officially labeling the far-right Alternative for Germany as a 'proven extremist organization' until a full trial concludes.

Germany's domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, Cologne's administrative court ruled on Thursday in a boost to the party before five state elections this year.

A German court ruled that the country's domestic intelligence agency cannot label the Alternative for Germany party as a proven right-wing extremist group while it considers a complaint by the opposition party against last year's designation.

A German court ruled that the country's domestic intelligence agency cannot label the Alternative for Germany party as a proven right-wing extremist ... .

Germany's domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, Cologne's administrative court ruled on Thursday in a boost to the party before five state elections this year.