Some 81 percent of Germans think their country has a growing problem with political extremism, a recent survey by YouGov and Statista found. Only 12 percent of respondents said political extremism isn’t much of a problem. The lion’s share of
respondents - 78 percent - believe that German authorities have lost control of the
problem.
Three in every five Germans (61 percent) have thrown their weight behind the idea of enhancing the struggle against all kinds of extremism, from the far left and the far right, the survey showed.
At least 46 percent of respondents believe that radical political parties should be banned.
Almost as many, 43 percent, believe that enhanced CCTV surveillance would be a good way to tackle political extremism.
About two in five people (41 percent) want left-wing centers (like Hamburg’s Rote Flora) to be shut down and a stronger police presence at political rallies, the survey revealed.
Germany's police crime statistics report revealed in late April that at least 3,372 cases of politically or ideologically motivated crimes by foreigners were recorded in 2016 - up 66 percent compared to 2015, Focus
reported.