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The rise of Europe’s new right
Vox, AfD, Brothers of Italy are among the parties that were considered fringe until recently. Now they are forming governments or becoming potential coalition partners.
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Spanish far-right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal (centre) greeting supporters at the party headquarters in Madrid on July 23, 2023.
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First, it was Italy. Then came Finland and Sweden. And although the general election in Spain held over the weekend proved inconclusive, it still confirmed the general trend.
Across Europe, new right-wing political parties dismissed as fringe movements only a few years ago are now either forming governments or being treated as future partners in ruling coalitions.
