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The far-right Alternative for Germany party in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt is taking legal action over its designation by the state’s domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. The state-level AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt filed a complaint in administrative court, deputy state chairman Hans-Thomas Tillschneider told dpa on Wednesday. A court spokesman said that legal filings would be exchanged but that it is too early to say when a hearing on the case would be held. In November, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt was classified as right-wing extremist, citing numerous …

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