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Soros-Funded NGO Suddenly Issues Warning, Fears This Party If It Comes to Power

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Soros-Funded NGO Suddenly Issues Warning, Fears This Party If It Comes to Power
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A German liberal-left non-governmental organisation (NGO) is demanding the dissolution of the country’s largest populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). The organisation, named Society for Civil Rights, is urging that the AfD be officially declared unconstitutional and banned from operating under the country’s strict post-war democracy laws. Citing a report from Russia Today on Thursday (25/06/2026), the NGO’s statement was triggered by the soaring popularity of the AfD, which champions controversial policies, including its staunch rejection of German military aid to Ukraine. In last year’s federal election, the AfD secured second place with 20 per cent of the vote, and in the latest poll by the INSA institute earlier this month, the AfD’s popularity skyrocketed to become the number one party in Germany with support reaching 29 per cent. Through a 1,500-page expert report compiled from the analysis of millions of social media posts, press releases, and parliamentary documents, the NGO explicitly stated that the AfD’s political platform has violated the German Basic Law. They accuse the political party of having a structured intent to persecute political opponents, evidenced by posts depicting prominent figures behind bars and demands to drag members of other parties to court. On the immigration front, their ire was sparked because the AfD advocates for a concept of the nation defined ethnically and culturally, and demands easier deportation processes for failed asylum seekers. The right-wing party also proposes revoking citizenship status for naturalised citizens and dual nationals who have been proven to have committed criminal offences on German soil. Another contested point is the AfD’s policy proposal to only grant family loans to parents who both hold German citizenship. Furthermore, they demand a ban on headscarves in public institutions and a halt to the construction of mosque minarets. The point that has further enraged this liberal group is the AfD’s absolute refusal to submit to the transgender narrative. The party firmly believes that only two biological sexes exist in the world. ‘The AfD advocates a ’normal family’ societal model consisting of a father, mother, and as many children as possible,’ the NGO lamented in its analysis document. The aggressive action by the Society for Civil Rights is inseparable from the organisation’s profile, which is officially registered as receiving funding from the Open Society Foundations and the European branch owned by billionaire George Soros. This financial support has drawn scrutiny, as Soros himself has injected more than US$32 billion (Rp523.2 trillion) into his global network, while long-time critics accuse the Hungarian-born billionaire of frequently funding protest movements, interfering in elections, and seeking to suppress dissenting views in various parts of the world. The NGO argues that this right-wing party must be banned immediately by law, as it is deemed highly dangerous if allowed to continue growing within the government. The group accuses the government of not yet banning the AfD because the political party is very clever in packaging its positions to evade the evidence of legal violations sought by the domestic intelligence agency. ‘This party successfully mobilises supporters and draws attention to their issues. It is the second-largest party in the Bundestag and is represented in 15 of the 16 state parliaments,’ the NGO wrote in its warning document. ‘This expert opinion is very clear: the AfD is unconstitutional,’ concluded the official statement from the document released by the organisation on Thursday. Amid the dissolution demands by the Soros-backed NGO, structural pressure and strict surveillance from German legal authorities and intelligence agencies on the AfD have actually been ongoing for years. Last week, the Bavarian Higher Administrative Court officially granted permission for the local domestic intelligence office to continue surveillance and spying operations on the AfD’s regional branch. Aggressive legal steps were also taken by the state of Lower Saxony earlier this year by assigning a confirmed right-wing extremist status to the AfD branch in their region. This strict policy follows similar moves previously taken by Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. This special label grants the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) much broader authority to wiretap and monitor the movements of party members. This step is taken to detect potential threats to democratic ideology at an early stage. At the federal level, the right-wing party has actually already been placed under a lower-level designation status that permits monitoring under strict judicial control. Federal authorities are reportedly currently seeking to upgrade this surveillance status to a higher level, but the final decision is still pending while awaiting the outcome of a legal appeal process filed by the AfD.

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