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BfV Calls Right-Wing Extremism Top Threat as Numbers Surge

7/1/2026

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BfV warned that right-wing extremism is the biggest threat to German democracy because AfD membership rose to 70,000.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution reported 58,700 right-wing extremists in 2024, up by more than 8,000 from the prior year.
About 26,000 of those belong to Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter groups that reject the constitution.
Violence against suspected right-wing extremists and police officers rose sharply last year.

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BfV warned that right-wing extremism is the biggest threat to German democracy because AfD membership rose to 70,000.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution reported 58,700 right-wing extremists in 2024, up by more than 8,000 from the prior year.
About 26,000 of those belong to Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter groups that reject the constitution.
Violence against suspected right-wing extremists and police officers rose sharply last year.