Alternative for Germany | The party can’t go on Updated: Updated: Germany has put the AfD under surveillance for ties with right-wing extremism Share Article Germany has put the AfD under surveillance for ties with right-wing extremism For the first time in its post-Nazi history, a political party in Germany is officially under surveillance. Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, also known as the BfV, has classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “suspected case” with links to right-wing extremism. This means German security agents can monitor AfD party members, tap their phones, read their emails, and scrutinise the party’s sources of funding.