Europe’s Hard Right Stronger than Ever After Mega Election Weekend

Europe’s hard right stronger than ever after mega election weekend

Centrist wins in the triple election did not equal defeat of the right.

This Sunday’s election night generated mixed feelings in Europe. The most immediate one, the relief among the European forces because the ultra-Romanian populist candidate George Simion did not achieve the victory the polls predicted. Nicusor Dan, centrist and pro-European, was finally imposed in the presidential elections. The results also showed, however, the rise and consolidation of the conservative and ultras forces in Europe. In Portugal, …

George Simion, André Ventura and Karol Nawrocki each embody in their own way the worrying rise of populism and exacerbated nationalism in Europe.

The term “fachos” is continually read with deep displeasure in columns and social networks, referring in other words to the ultra-right European fascists who once ruled countries such as Spain, Italy and Germany.

At the end of this week, there were parliamentary elections in Portugal. Although the ruling party (AD) – a party from the left or right centre – depending on the court – has remained ahead, it has called for attention to the growth of the conservatives in this final debate. Similar phenomenon happened in the elections in France and Germany. The right growth in Europe is explained by the fact that the lefts defend unconnected rates of the real p…

Adolfo Lorente, deputy director of EL CORREO, analyzes the current key