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These days in Greece an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory has successfully infiltrated the public discourse. Officials of the right-wing New Democracy government, as well as by journalists of major media outlets, express suspicion regarding the role of NGOs in the movement of refugees.
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Seven decades after Nazism, Germany’s far-right AFD are making landmark electoral breakthroughs – often with the support of workers who once voted for the Left.
On 1 September right-wing populist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) achieved stunning second place finishes in two former East (...)
Hungarian PM invokes far-right ‘great replacement’ theory at Budapest demography summit
Procreate or face extinction: that is the message from central European leaders to their shrinking populations, as across the region rightwing governments implement so-called “family first” policies to (...)
Conservative candidate Isabel Díaz Ayuso was confirmed as the new leader following a tense debate at the regional assembly
Isabel Díaz Ayuso became the new regional premier of Madrid on Wednesday after facing down a barrage of criticism from leftist political leaders at the two-day debate that (...)
Far-right Vox leader shows support while hundreds of animal rights activists protested outside the bullring in Palma de Mallorca at the weekend as bullfighting returned to the island for the first time since it was outlawed in 2017.
Around 400 protestors chanted: “It’s not art, it’s torture” and “No to bullfighting”, while inside the ring 12,000 people waited to watch some of Spain’s top toreros (bullfighters) enter the ring.
Bullfight supporters chanted: (...)
Hungary’s far-right leader using Christian message to justify his immigration policy
“Europe can ignore or deny or struggle against its own identity and its Christian roots. But by doing so the society commits suicide,” said László Kiss-Rigó, the bishop of Szeged, as he drove into Budapest on a (...)
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was a senior official of Italy’s separatist Lega Nord party. His bizarre photoshoot took place on the sidelines of a National Front conference in France. (...)
I’d like to begin, if I may, with a personal anecdote. For one thing, since I’m not a career academic it seems appropriate to begin somewhat less academically. For another, the anecdote sheds some light on my national and local context. This may help explain why the emphasis of my paper is a bit (...)
Sibylle Kaczorek, a member of Germany’s main left party, Die Linke, and an activist with Stand Up Against Racism! Aufstehen gegen Rassismus!) speaks with Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal’s Dick Nichols.
Explaining the rise of Alternative for Germany
DN: The polls are showing (...)
Rightwing populists to launch attack on climate science in vote drive before EU elections.
Germany’s rightwing populists are embracing climate change denial as the latest topic with which to boost their electoral support, teaming up with scientists who claim hysteria is driving the global (...)
VIENNA — As well as anyone, Sybille Geissler knows the threats from Austria’s far-right extremists, who in recent weeks have likened migrants to rats and blithely defended campaign material that evokes Nazi propaganda.
For over 12 years, she has led the anti-extremism unit of the domestic (...)
Experts warn that Vox could shift the debate on key issues like immigration after the group won 24 seats in Congress.
The emergence of far-right parties in European parliaments has become a democratic routine, and Spain joined the trend on Sunday, when Vox earned 24 seats in Congress on the (...)
National Rally’s staunchly anti-immigrant 23-year-old is aiming for younger voters – and a seat at the European parliament
The task was simple and at the same time a bit silly: in a recent French TV debate, each of the 12 leading candidates for next month’s European parliament elections was asked (...)
Nationalist party, inspired by Donald Trump, vows to keep out immigrants and protect ‘indigenous’ Estonians as part of new government.
In a national election in March, the Conservative People’s Party — a far-right upstart that says it wants to protect an “indigenous Estonian” population under (...)
Heinz-Christian Strache says term associated with extreme right is a ‘term of reality’.
Austria’s deputy leader has said his party is fighting against a “replacement” of the native population, endorsing a term usually employed by the extreme right, as the country’s rightwing populists double down (...)
Phil Hearse reviews New Faces of Fascism by Enzo Traverso, Verso, 2018
The forward surge of fascist and far right movements, symbolised by figures like Trump, Bolsonaro in Brazil and Salvini in Italy, poses important theoretical and political questions for the militant left. Enzo Traverso’s new (...)
Investigation uncovered networks reaching 1.7m people that were spreading fake news.
Facebook has taken down several networks that were spreading far-right content to nearly 1.7 million people in Spain, days before national electionsthat are expected to see a surge in support for the far-right (...)
On 20 March 2019 provincial elections took place in the Netherlands – with significant consequences.
Since the provincial representatives elect the members of the Dutch upper house, the Senate, provincial elections have direct repercussions for national politics. The recent elections were won (...)
Upstart party is on course for 10% of the vote as Spanish right fragments after decades of dominance by People’s party
The symbolism of Vox’s election campaign launch in Madrid on Thursday was not particularly hard to fathom. In the central square named after Christopher Columbus, near a statue (...)
What makes the group’s ideology so dangerous is its invention of an imminent existential threat.
Europe has a major blind spot: the online reach of its far-right extremists.
The Continent’s far-right groups are digitally savvy; they know how to distort public perception, drive the political (...)
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