Overview

• Herrmann identified Islamist extremism, xenophobic right-wing radicalism and foreign sabotage as Bavaria’s top internal security threats in his half-year Verfassungsschutz report.
• Since May the AfD has been formally classified as a right-wing extremist organization and placed on a Bavarian list that could trigger disciplinary action while federal ministers review a party ban and funding exclusion.
• The Identitäre Bewegung has reemerged to collaborate with AfD figures and distribute xenophobic remigration flyers in schools.
• Extremist factions across ideologies are targeting youths: right-wing groups recruit through combat-sports clubs, Islamist networks leverage influencers and chants for radicalization, and left-wing militants are increasingly violent toward political opponents.
• Authorities are expanding AI-driven monitoring and exploring legal measures to curb extremist access to public service roles, weapons ownership and disinformation campaigns.