Guardian Europe correspondents say far-right parties are now embedded in politics across Europe, with elections in several countries likely to shape how far that influence goes next.
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01Summary
- 01Support for far-right parties is growing across Europe, with radical right, populist parties in coalition governments in Croatia, Czechia, Italy and Finland.
- 02Far-right parties are leading polls in Austria, Belgium, France and Germany, while nearly a quarter of European voters backed far-right parties in their most recent national elections.
- 03The coming months include elections in Spain in November, followed by votes in France, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Slovakia, Poland and Italy next year.
- 04Jon Henley said Donald Trump’s 'America First' approach and unpredictability make it harder for European far-right leaders to appear credible, even where there is some ideological overlap.
- 05Ashifa Kassam said she looks for whether local protests grow, draw political responses and lead to policy changes before treating them as signs of a wider structural shift.
02Why it matters
The story shows that the far right is no longer marginal in Europe and may gain or lose ground in a series of elections. That matters because the outcome could affect immigration, EU policy, law and order, and cooperation across the continent.
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