Eleven per cent of Germans think Jews have too much influence in society, according to a new study.

One in 10 want a new Fuhrer to run Germany, with around six per cent believing that Hitler would have been regarded as a great leader were it not for the Holocaust.

Researchers from the University of Leipzig asked 2,240 Germans about far-right attitudes.

They found that eight per cent felt that Nazism had its good points, while 12 per cent believed Germans were naturally superior.

Extremist views had become more acceptable following an increase in the number of immigrants arriving in Germany. Forty per cent of Germans were in favour of banning Muslims from migrating to the country, the survey found.

Oliver Decker, a co-author of the report, said that far-right ideology had moved from the fringes of society and was now commonplace.