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Hard-right parties make gains in Europe by exploiting fears that incomes and ways of life are under threat
Success of the far right in the Netherlands will embolden populists elsewhere
Business community warns prolonged instability could scare off investors
Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values
Freedom party founder has made crude attacks on Muslim faith, migrants and Brussels
Veteran anti-Islam, anti-EU politician has capitalised on voter fears about immigration
Geert Wilders’ success will make it harder for EU to forge common stances on migration, Ukraine and enlargement
Post-Thatcherite, post-Trumpian, next week’s elections are tapping into a mood for dry moderation
Voters turn away from green politics amid fears over immigration and rising energy costs
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius is leader of the ruling VVD party and could become prime minister after elections next month
But the incoming government will face a difficult task in rolling back the illiberal capture of state institutions
An opposition government could begin to rebuild checks and balances
Mainstream parties must address concerns that fuel support for the AfD
AfD polls well in affluent Hesse and Bavaria elections capitalising on resistance to immigration and frustration with Scholz’s coalition
The maligned nation is doing better than the continent at fighting extremists
Warsaw’s recent anti-Ukraine rhetoric to placate potential far-right ally has sent shockwaves through EU’s capital
Elections in the two central European countries will test support for Ukraine and measure the appeal of illiberalism
Either by starting a new party, or seeking to steer the existing Tories to the right, the populists are on the move
Sins of omission and distortion from politicians are complicating the real point of the discipline
Roberta Metsola calls for ‘proportionality test’ of new policies to slow growth of Euroscepticism ahead of elections
The former prime minister’s political comeback shows the resilience of populism in central Europe
Fears of gains by populists in next year’s EU parliament elections are misplaced
How a popular board game that pits two teams against one another has lessons for democracies
The appeal of Nayib Bukele in El Salvador is a threat to the region’s democratic success
The ruling rightwing PiS party has plans to press on with controversial judicial reforms if it wins the upcoming poll
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