(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2024 a sticker of the Young Alternative for Germany, a right-wing extremist youth organisation presenting itself as the youth wing of the AfD, with the lettering 'Remigration' is seen on a megaphone at the Grugahalle, venue of the second and last day of the party congress of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Essen, western Germany. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party said on December 3, 2024 it was moving to replace its radical youth wing, which has been classified an extremist group by intelligence services. The anti-immigration AfD is in second place in opinion polls ahead of a snap election expected in late February in Europe's largest economy. A party spokesman said that the leadership wanted to change its statutes to replace its Junge Alternative ("Young Alternative") youth organisation. Its members, mostly aged 16 to 30, have frequently been implicated in using racist chants and holding meetings with neo-Nazis. (Photo by Volker Hartmann / AFP) (Photo by VOLKER HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)