Written By: nickkelly - Date published: 9:03 am, June 16th, 2024 - 8 commentsCategories: Brexit, elections, Europe, International, uk politics - Tags: Alt-Right, EU elections, nick kelly, nigel farage, populism, UK General Election 2024Originally published on Nick Kelly’s blogLast weekend the EU elections saw a significant increase in support for the populist/alt-right in European elections. But in Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Austria and various other countries the populist right increased their share of the vote. Two, the rise in support for the populist right in the EU elections, collates with their increased support for these parties at national polls. Green politics are mainstream and as such get tarred with the same brush as other mainstream parties. The European elections are the latest example of populism gaining at the expense of the old mainstream parties.
