…the AfD has seen its approval surge to 19.5% in a recent poll, even as political opponents push to ban the party from participating in the upcoming February elections

The rise in AfD support comes at a critical juncture, with 112 Bundestag members from across the political spectrum pushing for the party’s exclusion from the Feb. 23 snap election. The motion to ban the AfD, citing its “anti-democratic” nature, has already been submitted to the Bundestag president, with the potential to escalate to Germany’s Constitutional Court. If successful, it could bar the party from standing in elections, effectively removing it from the democratic process.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/support-germanys-afd-continues-soar-amid-calls-election-ban-political-opponents