Right Wing Populism in Europe

A loss of trust in the traditional ruling parties, a backlash against multiculturalism and economic stagnation have seen far more Europeans willing to listen to right-wing solutions to their problems

When Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) first rose to power in 2015, some liberal commentators dismissed the populist upsurge as an aberration. For years, the governing majority party…

Last month,Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing populist Lega party, attempted a Machiavellian power move. Hoping to take advantage of his soaring popularity, he brought down his own…

InJuly 2017, Austria’s then vice chancellor and leader of the right-wing populistFreedom Party(FPÖ),Heinz-Christian Strache, spent a vodka-and–Red Bull–fueled night on the Spanish island of Ibiza…