


AFD PARTY SURGES TO FIRST PLACE IN POLLS — THEN GETS BRANDED “EXTREMIST” Germany’s spy agency just branded AfD a “threat to democracy” — days after the party surged to the top spot in voter polls. The new label gives authorities the green light to monitor them with secret informants and phone taps. Critics say the timing feels more than a little political, with AfD’s popularity climbing fast. Democracy’s messy — especially when the polls don’t go how the system expects. Source: Reuters
