Vannacci officially launches Futuro Nazionale as lawmakers defect from Italy’s ruling right
He has presented the new party as a nationalist alternative to a government he argues has become too moderate on key issues.
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Why the European Right keeps rising
The four-and-a-half-hour interview that Björn Höcke, the AfD leader in Thuringia and enfant terrible of German domestic politics, gave to the German podcaster…
‘Dangerous times’, but Western nationalism is not dead yet
When a party loses an election, they usually seek to determine what went wrong, almost inevitably coming up with two solutions for the next one: Back off or double…
No French, hardly any Italians: Signs of cooling between European Right and US
A strategic gap between some European right‑wing parties and the US administration has emerged in recent months following recent US foreign policy decisions, particularly…
Polish right-wing party leader signs book of condolence for late Iran leader Khamenei
Grzegorz Braun, an MEP and leader of the right-wing Polish Crown party, visited the Iranian Embassy in Warsaw and signed the book of condolence for Ali Khamenei,…
Japan election proves Trump pumps up the populist-right vote
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had a resounding victory in her country’s elections over the past weekend.
Bloodbath for Spanish Socialists in regional elections
Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) suffered a crushing setback in the snap regional elections in Aragón.
MEP Vannacci quits Italy’s right-wing coalition, casting doubt on its future success
The future stability of Italy’s right-wing governing coalition has come under scrutiny after Roberto Vannacci, an MEP and until recently deputy secretary of the…
Despite populist push, Portuguese elites persist in hanging together
In Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come so frightens the miser Ebenezer Scrooge that he changes his ways.
French handicap group calls on members to shun hard-right parties
A major French disability advocacy organisation has instructed its members to avoid any association with certain right-wing political parties, with potential expulsion…
Is Italy seeing the birth of a new right-wing party?
Debate is raging across Italy about the potential emergence of a new right-wing political force, raising questions about the stability of Prime Minister Giorgia…
Is this the end for Geert Wilders?
Is the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, heading for the abyss or merely suffering a temporary dip?
The rise of Chega: Could the right-wingers win in Portugal ?
Portugal’s imminent presidential race looks set to be a very tight affair.
Spain’s Vox party gains significant working-class support
Spain’s next election cycle could be the big break the right-wing Vox party has been looking for.
Meloni in France: ‘It’s time for right-wing parties to unite’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called on right-wing parties across Europe to build alliances at home in order to bring Conservative governments to power…
Looming budget crises means the Right needs more than just immigration policy
It is far from ground-breaking to say that the populist Right is surging across the West.
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Finns increasingly self identify as politically right-wing
A recent survey shows that 49% of Finns now identify as politically right-wing, highlighting a shift towards polarization and ideological fragmentation within the…
Poland’s young swing right and reject Tusk’s government
Young Polish voters turned out en masse to reject PM Donald Tusk's centre-left government in the June 1 presidential election, according to exit polling by OGB polling…
Populist parties must make populist-nationalism the ‘default’ right-wing view in the West
Last Sunday’s election results were something of a wash for the populist-right.
Portugal swings to the Right, as Socialists suffer historic defeat
Portugal's right-wing parties have triumphed in the country’s third snap general election in three years.
Chega leader leans in on Roma criticism as Portugal goes to the polls
Ethnic tensions have come to the fore in Portugal during the run-up to the May 18 general election - the third in just over three years - as insurgent party Chega!
The Right reminds the Left, be careful what you wish for
When the Romanian establishment blocked presidential candidate Călin Georgescu from running, they seemingly believed that they were doing themselves a favour.
Romania: Right-wing candidate Simion wins first round of re-run election
George Simion, leader of Romania’s right-wing nationalist AUR party, has won in the first round of the re-run presidential election, taking 41 per cent of the…
How the Right can win the world: Taking nationalism international
It does not take a political scientist to understand that the Western populist-right has been on a roll lately.
Spain’s Vox gains ground while PSOE and PP slip in latest poll
Santiago Abascal's Spanish right-wing party Vox has risen by almost four points in the past month's polling.
Poland’s right-wing presidential candidate calls for tuition fees and an abortion ban
Sławomir Mentzen, right-wing Confederation party candidate in May’s Polish presidential election and who had been surging in the polls, has come under fire for…
Right mourns ‘courageous’ Jean-Marie Le Pen as Left mocks him online
France's Right is in mourning after the death of "courageous" National Rally (RN) founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on January 7.
Now Denmark’s Right eyes parliamentary majority
Denmark’s right-wing opposition parties are eyeing a potential majority in next year’s elections, setting their sights on a Conservative resurgence
Conservative populists must recognise the source of their power
2024 was the year that conservative populism went from being an irritant to a force.
Romania’s new major player AUR sets out stall for next government
Romania's political landscape has been undergoing a seismic shift as the right-wing Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party solidifies its position as a…