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The irresistible rise of France’s new far right star
Rassemblement National’s European election candidate Jordan Bardella was humiliated in a TV debate. So why do opinion polls say he won?
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Fico’s shooting and Slovakia’s dark politics
The country's political and social hostilities have reached a dangerous moment
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The threat of Russian law in Georgia
People in Tbilisi are protesting Georgia’s Russification. Instead, they want to be part of the EU
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Fico’s attack on Slovakia’s media freedom
The populist prime minster is on a crusade to turn the country’s pubic service broadcaster into a state-controlled institution
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The return of Cruella
The former home secretary is back on manoeuvres with her hard right agenda – and in Fareham, her local supporters are loving it
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The Orbán/Trump alliance is a threat to Europe
Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump and Putin could give rise to a terrifying axis, and with it bring about the end of liberal democracy
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Poll progress for Portugal’s hard right
Chega’s campaign is a measure of the party’s anti-liberal, extreme character
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Europe needs to reform to stop the right. Is von der Leyen tough enough to do it?
Her plan will only work if she can deliver growth, clean energy and rising wages
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Paul Marshall, creature of the right
The investor has served up a hateful diet of culture war and conspiracy theory at GB News. Now he’s eyeing up the mainstream Tory media
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Is the far right set to surge in this year’s European elections?
We could be 100 days away from a far right takeover of the European Parliament. But is winning headlines the same as winning votes?
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A rightmare in Brussels: the rise of the European populists
Populists are set to triumph in June’s EU elections, fuelled by fears over immigration, inflation and insecurity. How bad could it get?
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2024: The year of living dangerously
It will be a year of political upheaval and war. If leaders can’t navigate a changing world order, the results could be disastrous
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Milei and Maduro, riders on a storm that’s coming from the south
The populist leaders of Argentina and Venezuela fly under the radar in the northern hemisphere, but the threat they pose is very real
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The F word: when does populism become fascism?
How close are populist leaders like Geert Wilders to fitting Umberto Eco’s definition of fascist traits?
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Unless we unite now to stop them, populists can win anywhere
This lesson is as old as the 1930s but clearly it takes a long time to learn
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Wilders’ win in Holland is a seismic shock
Geert Wilders and his party have taken hate into the mainstream
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Poland moves to the centre
The ruling hard right party doesn’t have the votes to form a government. Can Donald Tusk put together a centrist ruling coalition?
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The Polish president “just called me a pig”
The people are heading to the polls this weekend and whatever the result, Poland will remain starkly divided
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Poland’s election is a battle for the country’s soul
Can Donald Tusk turn back the populist tide in this weekend’s election? Or will PiS deal yet another blow to the EU’s hopes of unity?
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As they push further right, the Conservatives are finished
Unless the Tory one-nation advocates can work out how to bring a wrecking ball to the party and reshape the whole thing, it’s screwed
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Slovakia’s Trump is dreaming of his own comeback
Populist ex-PM Robert Fico is whipping up discontent with mainstream politics and talking of rigged elections. Remind you of anyone?