Inside Germany's far right | BBC News

A spy chief in Germany has said that the country'sprominent far-right party, Alternative für Deutschland(AfD), poses a danger to the "roots" of democracy.

While the party has repeatedly rejected accusations ofextremism, the BBC has found a clear crossoverbetween AfD figures and far-right networks, some ofwhich are classed as anti-democratic or racist by German authorities.

The AfD is eyeing electoral gains in Germany's autumnelections, and while extremism and corruptionallegations have seen the party dip in the polls, theyretain popularity in the country's post-communist communities.