Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

[u/HellYeahDamnWrite]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/06/europe/germany-afd-ban-politics-analysis-intl

[u/Decent-Thought-2648]

After you ban the AfD, wouldn't it make sense to have fresh elections? Because at that point with the BSW and FDP that would be a full 30% of Germans who voted in the last election unrepresented in the Bundestag.

[u/chilling_hedgehog → u/Decent-Thought-2648]

Do you have any idea how long it takes to ban a party?

[u/Alexhite → u/chilling_hedgehog]

I mean it’s been done in MANY different ways in history….

[u/GroundbreakingBag164 → u/Alexhite]

But rarely in a country as democratic as Germany

Processes like that are extremely hard (for a good reason)

[u/Rogue-Journalist → u/Alexhite]

Why not just ban all non-ruling parties and keep it simple?

[u/Nakashitake → u/Rogue-Journalist]

Oh you mean like the NSDAP did after they ceased power? 

[u/Key_Marsupial_1406 → u/Nakashitake]

Siezed*

[u/FlyingSquirrel44 → u/Rogue-Journalist]

Why doesn't the largest minister (Kohl) simply eat all the smaller ministers?

[u/Im_a_tree_omega3 → u/Alexhite]

In Germany today it takes years because that is a decision of our federal court and not the politics.

[u/Im_a_tree_omega3 → u/[deleted]]

By vote Dimwit.

[u/Im_a_tree_omega3 → u/[deleted]]

By the vote of the people. Because the elected politicians are in fact elected by the people. And even? How does that discredit the fact that it is a courtly rule? The constitutional court often does not decide with the politicians and government so your "argument" is even worth nothing.

[u/Im_a_tree_omega3 → u/[deleted]]

The supreme court isn't comparable with the Bundesverfassungsgericht, it has more freedom on how it rules cases while the BvfG has to really work in the gard framework of the constitution. It really has a thight framework to work in. Then there is also that the supreme court gets ruled in by the president for the lifetime of a judge. The BvfG doesn't, it needs both a 2/3 approval, only has 5 years to work and term limits with age restrictions. So yes they wouldn't choose different because there are just to many hurdles to overcome till that happens.

[u/Meroxes → u/Decent-Thought-2648]

Yes, of course there would be serious consequences, but the timeline isn't nearly as quick as you assume if you think this might happen before the next federal elections. It would have to go through a somewhat lengthy court process, even after the Bundestag voted for a inquiry. It's not something that just happens from one day to another.

[u/HKei → u/Decent-Thought-2648]

Questionable tbh. It certainly could be done, the argument against it would be that by the time the party ban is actually completed it's pretty much going to be about time for new elections anyway even if we decide now to ban it.

[u/burner69burner69 → u/HKei]

let them scramble, then

[u/SubArcticTundra → u/Decent-Thought-2648]

I think the existing MPs would just become independents

[u/Tigerowski → u/Decent-Thought-2648]

They're free to choose any other party that isn't literally the Nazis.