Right Wing Populism in Europe

'Send them back!': why Europe’s populists are repackaging old ideas

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

Christopher Phillips 18 October 2025

Rafal Bochenek, Malgorzata Wassermann, Andrzej Adamczyk, Piotr Cwik and other members of Poland's Law and Justice ruling party react after seeing the first results, as PiS was victorious in the parliamentary elections. (Getty)

Poland’s Right Won the Day, But Not the Future

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…

Marta Figlerowicz 01 November 2019

Head of the far-right Northern League (Lega Nord) party, current Italian Senator and former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (C), standing between fellow senators Gian Marco Centinaio (L) and Roberto Calderoli (R), speaks on September 10, 2019 during the new government's confidence vote at the Senate in Rome. (Getty)

Italy’s Precarious Triumph Over Populism

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…

Alexander Stille 20 September 2019

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and President Alexander van der Bellen (not pictured) speak to the media on May 19, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. (Getty)

The Fall of Sebastian Kurz?

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…

Franz-Stefan Gady 28 June 2019

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