thuringianโฃ Intelligence Agency Flags Right-Wing Extremist Tendencies in AfD’s Youth Wing
GIESSEN, GERMANY – November 29, 2025โ – The โคThuringian Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany’s domestic โฃintelligence agency, has identified right-wing extremist tendencies within “Generation Germany,” the newly founded youth association of the Alternativeโ for Germany (AfD) party. The assessment,made public today,raises concerns about the ideological direction of the AfD’s โefforts to recruit young members and exert influence on the next generation of German voters.
The intelligence agency’s report focuses on the organization’s founding members and leading figures, citing their connections to known โextremist networks and the propagation of nationalist, anti-immigrantโข rhetoric. This scrutiny arrives as Generation Germany seeks toโ establishโค itself as a significant force within the AfD, following its official launch in Giessen โขon November 23, 2025, led by Jean-Pascal Hohmann. The โassessment underscores aโ growing anxiety among security officials regardingโ the AfD’sโฃ increasing radicalization and its potential to mainstream extremist ideologies.
Generation Germany aims to mobilize youngโ voters wiht a platform centeredโ on “national identity” and opposition to immigration. The Thuringian โOffice’s investigation revealed that several key organizers have previously beenโข involved with far-right โgroups and events, and that the organization’s messaging frequently echoes narratives promoted by extremist movements.
The AfD has dismissed the intelligence agency’s concerns as politically motivated, accusing the agency of attempting to delegitimize โtheโ party and its youth wing. However,the report has prompted calls from opposition parties for increased โฃmonitoring โof Generation Germany and a thorough โฃinvestigation into its funding and activities. Theโค findings also reignite a broaderโ debate about the appropriate response to โthe AfD’s growing influence in German politics and the challenges of countering โright-wingโฃ extremism.