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Radical Right Populism’s Strategies for Success and the Road Ahead

Anna Marino — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Populist radical right parties have gained support in Europe using convincing messaging based on nationalism, nativism, and promises of returning to a “better” past. They have seemed to leverage people’s frustrations with the current challenges by offering simple solutions: a stronger state, traditional values, and security from perceived threats. This

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Germany’s Populist Right-Wing Party’s Decade of Success

Valentina Tonino — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:30:56 +0000

The Alternative for Germany (AfD), founded in February 2013, began as a Eurosceptic movement and later expanded to challenge immigration policies. In just a decade, the AfD has gained popularity across all federal states by securing significant votes in regional, national, and European elections among all age groups. Initially dismissed

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Shifting Dikes: The Dutch Political Transformation Under Geert Wilders

Lisa Johan — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:30:09 +0000

The political landscape of the Netherlands underwent a drastic change in 2023. After 11 years, the longest-standing prime minister, Mark Rutte, left a power vacuum that would reshape Dutch politics. Geert Wilders, long considered a political outsider, emerged as the winner of the elections held in 2023. But how did

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The Siren’s Song: Iberian Variations of the Populist Radical Right Script

Sara de Athouguia Filipe — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:52:03 +0000

With a widespread rise of populist radical right (PRR) parties, Vox in Spain and Chega in Portugal have adapted the anti-immigration and anti-establishment narrative to address country-specific issues like national unity and economic inequality. The focus on these issues accounts for programmatic singularities that, while consistent with a broader PRR

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Italy Setting Trends in the European Radical Right: The Success of Fratelli d’Italia

Anna Marino — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:30:36 +0000

Fratelli D’Italia (FdI), Italy’s leading Populist Radical Right (PRR) party, has become a model for far-right movements across Europe following its success in the Italian elections in 2022. The party was extremely successful in presenting itself as a novelty within the context of radical right populism. Its main tenets –

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The Rising Popularity of Populist Radical Right Parties in the EU: Five Case Studies From Southern and Northern Europe

Anna Marino — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:20:34 +0000

Populism has been defined as one of the key threats to democracy since the early 2000s making experts increasingly concerned. Populist Radical Right (PRR) parties have been gaining influence in the European Union, even in member states once considered immune to their popularity. By examining the characteristics of these PRR

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