The breakthroughs are less decisive, the contradictions harder to ignore, and the coalition more fragile. Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the populist right?
Many thanks for that excellent piece. One extra worrying factor to consider though is the support and money they are getting from Trump/MAGA (and in some cases Putin).
On the other hand, the far-right parties across Europe are actually quite divided on a number of key issues and on strategy, which impedes them from working together. For instance, they've never managed to create a single parliamentary Group in the European Parliament. I wrote this piece just before the last European Parliament elections, looking at their divisions and splits:
And of course Meloni just lost her attempt to skew the Italian judiciary in her direction. Apparently opposition to her was strongest in young people which bodes well for the future.
Many thanks for that excellent piece. One extra worrying factor to consider though is the support and money they are getting from Trump/MAGA (and in some cases Putin).
On the other hand, the far-right parties across Europe are actually quite divided on a number of key issues and on strategy, which impedes them from working together. For instance, they've never managed to create a single parliamentary Group in the European Parliament. I wrote this piece just before the last European Parliament elections, looking at their divisions and splits:
https://encompass-europe.com/comment/the-far-right-in-the-european-parliament-fragmented-and-divided
And of course Meloni just lost her attempt to skew the Italian judiciary in her direction. Apparently opposition to her was strongest in young people which bodes well for the future.