Groups of refugees from war-torn regions gather in Milan’s Central Station.
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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.
Far-right political parties, often Eurosceptic, have long been at work building their influence in Brussels. On June 12, 2019, Italy’s Lega and France’s Rassemblement National announced that they would form the Identity and Democracy (ID) group within the European Parliament. At a press conference the next day, Marco Zanni of Lega (L) shakes hands with the RN’s Marine Le Pen.
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How political parties such as Fidesz, Brothers of Italy, and the National Rally form part of the European Parliament.
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For the first time, two populist radical-right partners are teaming up to form a government. So who is the outsider now?
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Italy’s next prime minister promises a lot on the campaign trail but the reality of government will prove a shock.
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The return of fascist discourse has been several decades in the making and owes a lot to Matteo Salvini.
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With the opposition all but giving up, a party with origins in post-war fascism is poised to form a government.
From left, Silvio Berlusconi, Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini address a rally in Rome in 2019. Meloni’s Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, with neo-fascist roots, has been rising rapidly in popularity ahead of Italy’s Sept. 25 parliamentary elections.
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Italians will vote soon. A likely victory for the far-right Brothers of Italy could take the country down an uncharted path.
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Populists leaders are supposed to use simpler language than their opponents. A comprehensive study shows this is not always the case.
France’s Marine Le Pen has failed to make an impact during the pandemic.
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Incumbent governments are enjoying renewed popularity during the pandemic, while far-right challengers get bogged down in conspiracy theories.
An Italian official gestures at migrants waiting to disembark in the Sicilian port of Catania in August 2018.
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Research in Sicily finds that anti-immigration policies don’t slow the flow of immigrants, but do hurt local residents in communities where migrants first arrive.
Mass mobilization of citizens and organizations around Brussels-North railway station.
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The 2015 reception crisis had a profound impact on civil society in Europe. A significant set of attitudes and practices emerged that give a sense of what political participation means today.
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The former deputy prime minister has been outmanouevered by his government partners –but he thrives in opposition.
Conte: free to spread on to two chairs now.
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The fragile coalition between the League and Five Star Movement has fallen to pieces – and Giuseppe Conte is the last man standing.
A migrant rests on a Mediterranea Saving Humans NGO boat as it sails off Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa, just outside Italian territorial waters, on July 4, 2019. Despite being rescued, migrants sit offshore, often in sight of land, as NGO boats become floating mobile border sites.
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Standoffs at sea represent yet another attempt by EU officials to obstruct the movement of migrants by producing further bureaucratic blockades to mobility.
Migrants rest on a Mediterranea Saving Humans NGO boat as they sail off Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa, just outside Italian territorial waters, on July 4, 2019.
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Authorities in Italy would sooner turn ships carrying migrants back to strife-torn countries like Libya rather than allow them to seek asylum. It’s amounting to repeated Voyages of the Damned.
The Sea-Watch 3 search and rescue ship before it finally docked in Lampedusa.
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Carola Rackete, captain of an NGO search and rescue ship, was arrested by Italian authorities when landing in Italy. She isn’t the first to be criminalised for trying to save people at sea.
People holding German flags take part in a rally organised by Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on May 1, 2019 in Chemnitz, eastern Germany.
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Nationalism seems to be on the rise in Europe, with many parties hostile to immigration. But what role does immigration itself have their support? Research shows some unexpected impacts.
Police and protestors clash during an anti-Salvini demonstration in Florence. May 19, 2019.
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The League is rapidly losing support and its leader, Matteo Salvini, may take drastic action.
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Who gets a vote and what are they voting for? Everything you need to know.
Looking on as police get ready to clear a migrant camp in San Ferdinando, Italy.
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Demolition of migrant camps and changes to rules concerning who can access support has left many migrants in Italy on the streets.