extreme right

In Germany, Friedrich Merz drops the health cord against AFD three weeks from the elections – Liberation

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In Germany, Friedrich Merz drops the health cord against AFD three weeks from the elections – Liberation

nJanuary 29, 2025, marked a pivotal moment in German political history—a day that will be remembered not for progress, but for the erosion of a long-standing democratic principle. In the Federal Parliament (bundestag), the laughter of far-right deputies echoed through the hemicycle, contrasting sharply with the somber expressions of social democrats, environmentalists, ‌and members ⁢of … Read more

Against Konstantopoulou – Tasoula: Bring the Spartans out of the window –

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Against Konstantopoulou – Tasoula: Bring the Spartans out of the window –

An intense confrontation prevailed at the Conference of the Presidents of the Parliament where Michalis Hourdakis appeared as a representative of the independent MPs. The president of Freedom of Navigation, Zoe Konstantopoulou, accused the Speaker of the Parliament, Costas Tasoulas, and the majority “with the help of sycophants”, as she characteristically told the parliamentary editors, … Read more

Austria: The influencer of the Far Right –

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Austria: The influencer of the Far Right –

The far-right Freedom Party (FPO) of Herbert Kicklewinner of last Sunday’s election, owes his victory to many factors, the increase in immigration flows mainly from Muslim countries, the increase in the cost of living, the general climate of insecurity in Europe – intensified by the ongoing war in Ukraine -, the which pushed many Austrian … Read more

Jordan Bardela: How he equated Schengen with the mafia and traffickers –

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Jordan Bardela: How he equated Schengen with the mafia and traffickers –

Response – Brussels A… European “Patriot”, in name only based on the political group (Patriots for Europe) he belongs to in European Parliamento Jordan Bardellaequated the open borders and free movement offered by Schengen to the mafia and traffickers. “The world without borders is that of the mafia, traffickers, Islamist attacks, traffickers, unfair competition and … Read more

Bardella in Athens: “We are not racist – We will govern in 2027” – 2024-10-05 02:57:48

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Bardella in Athens: “We are not racist – We will govern in 2027” – 2024-10-05 02:57:48

Immaculate in appearance, ready to speak, constantly alert, with almost absolute self-control in his facial expressions and body movements and, despite the apparent calm, with a creeping tension. Jordan Bardela, the “poulein” of Marine Le Pen, the late star, president and MEP of the far-right National Rally, the almost new prime minister of France, may … Read more

Austria: Possible far-right victory in Sunday’s elections – Difficult to form a government – 2024-09-28 07:05:40

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Austria: Possible far-right victory in Sunday’s elections – Difficult to form a government – 2024-09-28 07:05:40

Austrians will vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections, which opinion polls show the country’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) is likely to narrowly win for the first time in its history. The FPÖ, one of Europe’s oldest far-right parties, leads the polls with 28 percent of the vote, according to a survey conducted in early September … Read more

Immigration: Why Germany changed course-What German academics say to BIMA – 2024-09-13 20:02:30

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Immigration: Why Germany changed course-What German academics say to BIMA – 2024-09-13 20:02:30

Chancellor Olaf Solz is changing “course” on immigration, putting “Schengen at risk”, as the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk complains, under the weight of the – expected – victory of the Alternative for Germany in Thuringia, first of all, in the first “resounding” victory of the extreme right after World War II in the … Read more

Germany: The three factors behind the rise of the AfD – Concern for Europe – 2024-09-03 10:15:28

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Germany: The three factors behind the rise of the AfD – Concern for Europe – 2024-09-03 10:15:28

The high cost of living, the increase in the number of immigrants, the feeling of insecurity among citizens: these were the three main issues that explain the triumph of the German far-right party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in last Sunday’s elections, in the states of Thuringia and Saxony, in eastern (formerly communist) Germany. … Read more

A Nazi nostalgic “besieges” Thuringia – 2024-09-02 20:11:27

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A Nazi nostalgic “besieges” Thuringia – 2024-09-02 20:11:27

Germany is expected to stay up late tonight with its eyes on the Thuringia ballot box, fearful of the possibility that Monday will dawn in the federal state with the most extreme far-right government. All scenarios are possible. Far-right Holocaust denier Although he has repeatedly sat in the dock for using banned Nazi slogans, the … Read more

Germany – exit poll: Victory of the far right in Thuringia – Crash for the government – 2024-09-01 20:05:48

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Germany – exit poll: Victory of the far right in Thuringia – Crash for the government – 2024-09-01 20:05:48

Germany’s far-right AfD is leading the Thuringia state election, according to an exit poll by broadcaster ZDF, although it is unlikely to form a government. The Alternative for Germany gathers 33.5% compared to 23.4% in 2019, followed by the Christian Democrats with 24.5%, (21.7% in 2019). The newly formed populist party, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, … Read more