As young people despair that established parties can address their many concerns, far-right parties have found fertile political ground.
A campaign poster by the FPÖ calls on voters to “Stop the EU madness”, alternately denouncing the bloc’s support for Ukraine, the refugee crisis, warmongering, Covid-19 measures and eco-communism.
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In the wake of France’s controversial immigration bill, one scholar compares France’s reliability on immigrant workers in key sectors against the rest of Europe.
Far-right protestors clash with police on Westminster Bridge, on November 11 2023.
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Suella Braverman’s comments and Tommy Robinson’s interventions added the momentum needed for violence to be meted out by far-right counter-protesters on London streets on Armistice Day.
Queensland is the latest state bring in laws banning neo-Nazi and far-right symbols, but no one knows yet precisely what will be banned. Here’s how the laws differ across the country.
Far-right are fast taking root in France, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Spain and Finland.
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More than a spectre, the latest data shows the far-right is a reality set to bear heavily onto the June 2024 European elections.
Many Europeans aren’t happy with the way their country’s politics are run. Does this mean they could accept to live in a regime other than a democracy? Photo taken at a protest against pension reform, 2019.
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As student protests against high rents unfurl across Italy, one academic points out one of the groups most likely to end up on the streets under a far-right government: young black men.
The return of fascist discourse has been several decades in the making and owes a lot to Matteo Salvini.
Far-right candidates Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen have both benefited from substantial support by media groups sympathetic to their ideas.
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While many progressive movements have organised online, conservatives dominate because of better organisation, capital, and social inequality. France’s presidential elections are a case in point.
A Donald Trump supporter flies a Trump flat a trucker convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Toronto.
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With the apparent slide towards authoritarianism in the U.S., Canada must be ready and able to defend and champion our democracy.
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen finishes her remarks during an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the situation in Ottawa.
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The south-eastern region of France known as PACA has long been a centre of power for the far-right, but recent failures in the regional elections bring its future into question for Marine Le Pen.
Mark Rutte cycles into his next term.
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Fascists, neo-Nazis, anti-Semites and white supremacists have historically been agile adopters of the internet — and they know how to use it to their advantage.