Farage Saves Euroskeptic Group with Front National Defector
The UKIP leader cobbles together just enough allies to maintain his bloc in the European Parliament.
Europe’s Far Right
British, German Eurosceptics Join; Farage, Le Pen Seek Allies
Nationalists on the right miss out as Germany’s Euroskeptics join to the reformist bloc.
Europe’s Nationalists Channel Resentment in Culture War
Elections reveal a deep divide between an internationalist and a patriotic Europe.
Le Pen Struggles to Find Allies. Farage Finds Italian Friend
The Euroskeptic bloc led by Marine Le Pen is short on allies.
Pro- And Anti-EU Parties Win Dutch Election
The Euroskeptic Freedom Party and the pro-European liberal Democrats are projected to win most seats.
There Are Many Shades of Euroskepticism
Not all parties that resist deeper European integration are xenophobic.
Hungarians Reelect Nationalist Premier, Boost for Far Right
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wins a parliamentary election that also sees gains for the far right.
Euroskeptics Win Election in France, Lose in Netherlands
Marine Le Pen is building her party into a national force. Geert Wilders’ future is in doubt.
Dutch Populist Leader Doubles Down on Anti-Moroccan Remark
Dutch Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders refuses to apologize for leading a racist chant.
Nationalist Backlash Against Basque, Catalan Separatism
Spanish nationalists, worried that their country might disintegrate, start a new political party.
Europe’s “Tea Parties” Would Appal Their American Counterparts
Europe’s populists share Americans’ resentment, but are to their left on economic policy.
Danish Nationalists Reject Alliance with Dutch, French
Without the Danish People’s Party, nationalists in France and the Netherlands lack enough allies.
Dutch, French Nationalists to Jointly Contest Election
Both oppose the European Union and Muslim immigration, but the Dutch are socially liberal.
Dutch Anti-Islam Politician Taps Into Resurgent Nationalism
Geert Wilders frames his opposition to both Europe and immigration as part of a nationalist campaign.
Orbán Unlikely to Revise Nationalist Economic Policies
Hungary’s ruling nationalists won’t take the European Commission’s advice.