One in twelve Germans has a right-wing extremist worldview, according to research by the University of Bielefeld. This share has increased significantly compared to previous years (two to three percent). Respondents were asked to take a position on certain statements, such as whether they would support a dictatorship.
The researchers define right-wing extremism as “an ideology of inequality and violence or the adoption of violence to enforce the ideology.” Compared to previous years, significantly more respondents share the accusation of curtailed freedom of expression. “The same applies to the ethnic demand that different peoples should not mix with each other,” says the study by the SPD-affiliated Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Right-wing extremists mainly vote for the AfD
A total of 2027 people were interviewed by telephone. The margin of error is 2.2 percent. The results show that the right-wing populist AfD (Alternative for Germany) is apparently succeeding in winning over “particularly xenophobic non-voters”, says co-author Beate Küpper. This is currently experiencing a survey high (see video above). CDU and CSU voters generally agree less with right-wing extremist statements.
However, from a right-wing extremist attitude it cannot simply be deduced where someone positions themselves politically. “Among those who clearly position themselves as left-wing, there are more people who share a solid right-wing extremist worldview (twelve percent) than is the case in the political center (seven percent),” say the researchers led by Andreas Zick. firm.
The percentage of respondents who identify as right of center is 15.5 percent. In the last survey it was just under ten percent. Right-wing extremist views are represented by every twelfth adult in Germany.
Source: Krone
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