The extreme political right in Germany is on the defensive and stands accused of inciting last week’s racist attacks in Hanau and others with its anti-migrant diatribes. Some have even asked that the hard right be subjected to police surveillance. “We have known for a long time that words can be followed by action and the elected representatives of the people cannot shirk this responsibility,” said the chairman of the chamber of deputies, Wolfgang Schauble, in an interview with the daily Handelsblatt on Saturday.
