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Roman Reusch (L) and Carsten Huetter (R), members of the AfD (Alternative for Germany), wait for the start of the trial at the Higher Administrative in Muenster, western Germany on March 12, 2024. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) classified AfD party as a 'suspected extremist case' in 2021. Following a complaint by the AfD, the Cologne Administrative Court confirmed this classification as lawful in March 2022. The AfD has appealed against the ruling of the court of first instance, which is now being heard and decided by the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia in Muenster. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (KEYSTONE/AFP/INA FASSBENDER)