Court Allows Surveillance of AfD in Lower Saxony

A court has rejected an AfD request, allowing the Verfassungsschutz to classify the party's Lower Saxony branch as a suspected extremist case for now. The administrative court ruling means the domestic intelligence agency can proceed with the upgrade while legal challenges continue. The decision is a setback for the AfD in its efforts to block surveillance. The party had sought to prevent the move, but the court found no grounds to halt it.