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Rubio denounces Germany for designating AfD as extremist, urges course reversal

By Agencies 2 May 2025, 8:35 pm 4 Edit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounces Germany’s designation of its far-right AfD party as an extremist group.

“Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition,” Rubio says in a post on X. “That’s not democracy—it’s tyranny in disguise.”

“Germany should reverse course,” he adds.

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