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EUobserver's guide to the 2024 European Parliament Elections.
EUobserver's guide to the 2024 European Parliament Elections.
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<strong>EU</strong>OBSERVER<br />
The European<br />
far-right:<br />
reasons to be<br />
pessimistic —<br />
and optimistic<br />
Here are five reasons why and how the far-right will shape<br />
the next half decade of European integration, and five<br />
reasons to remain (cautiously) optimistic<br />
By KAI ARZHEIMER<br />
From June 6 to 9, citizens of the European Union's<br />
27 member states will elect the 720 members of the<br />
world's most powerful supranational parliament.<br />
Many political analysts anticipate that the recent farright<br />
mobilisation in member states will now more<br />
directly influence the European Union's policies and<br />
politics<br />
Here are five reasons why and how the far-right will<br />
shape the next half decade of European integration,<br />
and five reasons to remain (cautiously) optimistic.<br />
The far-right is on the rise across Europe<br />
Over the past three decades, 'cultural' issues (often<br />
with significant economic implications) have gained<br />
Fuck AfD [Alternative for Germany]’<br />
reads a placard at a German demo<br />
against the far-right party, which in<br />
2023 secretly advocated for ‘remigrating’<br />
millions of German citizens.<br />
Source: Christian Lui/Unsplash
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