The Greens in the Bundestag want to initiate a new attempt to ban the AfD – this time with the participation of the states.

"The AfD is a highly dangerous party that openly disregards the fundamental principles of our free democracy," said deputy parliamentary group leader Konstantin von Notz and First Parliamentary Secretary Irene Mihalic to the Funke Media Group newspapers (Tuesday editions). "Therefore, we call on the federal and state governments to create the conditions now for banning proceedings against the AfD." Banning proceedings rightly have high constitutional requirements and must therefore be approached with the necessary legal diligence, said the parliamentary group's two interior affairs experts. Therefore, a foundation should first be created.

"As a first step, a federal-state working group should compile all information available at the federal and state levels," said von Notz and Mihalic. This would allow all responsible parties to develop a common approach toward a swift ban. "We cannot stand by and watch as a right-wing extremist party attempts to undermine democracy before our very eyes, drives social division, and uses state funds to finance itself," the two said in a joint statement. Green Party legal expert Till Steffen expressed similar views. The establishment of a federal-state working group should make it possible to assess the situation with all responsible parties and develop a joint approach. "The report by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which classifies the party as a confirmed right-wing extremist endeavor, is an important building block for this," Steffen told the Funke newspapers.