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Le Pen Ahead in Poll for French Regional Elections

France’s nationalists would get more support than the mainstream right.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 25, 2015November 10, 2021

Dutch, French Nationalists to Form Euroskeptic Bloc

Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders finally find enough allies to form a bloc in Strasbourg.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 16, 2015November 10, 2021

France’s Le Pen Breaks with Father, Party Founder

Marine Le Pen breaks with her father after he accuses her of betraying the party’s principles.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 8, 2015November 10, 2021

Sarkozy Seeks to Outflank French Nationalists

He could alienate moderate French voters in the process.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 22, 2015November 10, 2021

What to Make of Europe’s Nationalist Resurgence

Not all nationalists are a throwback to the destructive nationalism of the past.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 27, 2014November 10, 2021

Euroskeptic Bloc Has Failed: Dutch Freedom Party Leader

Geert Wilders calls a deal with the Polish Congress of the New Right “a bridge too far.”

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 24, 2014November 10, 2021

British, German Eurosceptics Join; Farage, Le Pen Seek Allies

Nationalists on the right miss out as Germany’s Euroskeptics join to the reformist bloc.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 12, 2014January 1, 2020

Europe’s Nationalists Channel Resentment in Culture War

Elections reveal a deep divide between an internationalist and a patriotic Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 2, 2014November 10, 2021

Le Pen Struggles to Find Allies. Farage Finds Italian Friend

The Euroskeptic bloc led by Marine Le Pen is short on allies.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 29, 2014November 10, 2021

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.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 26, 2014November 10, 2021

Europe’s “Tea Parties” Would Appal Their American Counterparts

Europe’s populists share Americans’ resentment, but are to their left on economic policy.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 12, 2014November 10, 2021

Danish Nationalists Reject Alliance with Dutch, French

Without the Danish People’s Party, nationalists in France and the Netherlands lack enough allies.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 15, 2013October 25, 2019

Dutch, French Nationalists to Jointly Contest Election

Both oppose the European Union and Muslim immigration, but the Dutch are socially liberal.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 2, 2013January 1, 2020

The Far Right’s Revival in France

France’s far right is prospering in the polls. It may well doom Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances for reelection.

Avatar photoGael L'HermineJanuary 24, 2011January 1, 2020

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