The political establishment in Germany is obviously scared that a more German centric party is rising and becoming popular as they label it extremest and thus give the Fed Gov't the ability to outright ban them.
The BfV decision comes days before conservative leader Friedrich Merz is due to be sworn in as Germany's new chancellor and amid a heated debate within his party over how to deal with the AfD in the new Bundestag, or lower house of parliament. The AfD won a record number of seats in the national election in February, coming in second behind Merz's conservatives, which in theory entitled it to chair several key parliamentary committees. A prominent Merz ally, Jens Spahn, has called for the AfD to be treated as a regular opposition party to prevent it casting itself as a "victim". However, other established parties, and many conservatives have rejected that approach - and could use Friday's news to justify blocking AfD attempts to lead committees.
Absolutely wild that the government could move to suppress the voters will and wishes. They came in second on the number of seats in the German lower chamber of Parliament and according to their own constitution should be able to lead some committees.