Shortly after Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders' shock election victory in November's national elections, a new poll for the next European elections has predicted significant gains for the far-right in the European Parliament as well.
The threat of a larger far-right influence in the upcoming European Parliament has led progressive parties to call for a cordon sanitaire, but political scientists warn that there are no easy solutions.
The far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) p...
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Already a member? LoginPiet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.
Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.