German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed caution on Wednesday over trying to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the party scored successes in recent state-level elections. “A whole lot of other things are required first of all,” Scholz told a town hall meeting in Schwerin, north-west of Berlin, a day before the country marks German Unity Day. This included continued monitoring of the party by the domestic intelligence services, he said. Legal proceedings needed to be prepared extremely carefully, Scholz said. “And for that reason, this is not on the agenda.” The chancellor re…