Across the continent, far-right populist and nationalist parties are mobilising ahead of next month’s EU parliamentary elections. Separate polling by the Politico website predicts that mainstream parties, including the Liberal group allied to French president Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche, may fare even worse. According to research by Alto Analytics, online supporters of far-right populist and nationalist parties are disproportionately deluging platforms such as Facebook and Twitter with anti-immigration, Eurosceptic posts. Attempts to organise Europe’s far-right into a united, cohesive force are continuing apace, though with mixed success. It’s plain that, like Europe’s mainstream parties, the populist-nationalist camp will struggle to unite around a shared vision.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2019 12:56 UTC