Europe live: French far-right candidate assaulted on campaign trail | World news
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature “You can’t be left-wing and be anti-Semitic and racist,” says European Socialist candidate Nicholas SchmidtThe European Commissioner for Luxembourg, who was the European Socialist Party’s leading candidate in the European Parliament elections, joined the campaign in France, warning that “you cannot be […]
EU heads gather to discuss new leadership in wake of far-right election successes – Europe live | European Union
Von der Leyen to stay on in job after EU election boost Jennifer Rankin Ursula von der Leyen Guterres is expected to remain for a second term as European Commission president as EU leaders meet tonight to discuss for the first time the distribution of key European posts. The EU’s 27 heads of state and […]
Far-right policies don’t become palatable just because mainstream politicians adopt them | Kenan Malik
debtFar-right? Extreme right? Radical right? Or just right? The victories of parties such as Marine Le Pen’s Rally National (RN) (rebranded the National Front) and Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the recent EU elections have sparked a debate about whether the “far-right” label should be dropped. audience Editor Fraser Nelson said many political parties […]
‘All eyes are on her’: Italy’s far-right chameleon, Giorgia Meloni, prepares to host the G7 | Giorgia Meloni
circleWhen Giorgia Meloni met with Joe Biden at the White House in March, he played Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” as she walked into the room. “We have each other’s backs,” he later told reporters, before tenderly kissing her on the forehead at the end of the meeting. The harmonious meeting was the clearest […]
Europe Is Lost to the ‘Far-Right,’ Thanks to ‘Remote Elites in Brussels’
Chinese state media Global Times Conclusion On Monday, he warned that an unexpectedly bad showing for left-wing and “green” parties in the European Parliament elections was likely to “upend European policy on migration, the green transition and aid to Ukraine.” In Europe’s most influential economies, notably France and Germany, primary voting has seen left-wing parties […]
EU elections: significant far-right gains in Germany and France, exit polls show | European parliamentary elections 2024
As data trickled in before official results were announced late Sunday, exit polls showed far-right parties in France and Germany made impressive gains in the European Parliament elections. The success of the far-right in the EU’s two largest member states has exceeded expectations of Italy’s far-right Brothers of Italy party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia […]
Croatia gets new government with a far-right party included ahead of European parliamentary vote
Croatian lawmakers on Friday voted to form a new government in a move to the right of the European Union member state ahead of parliamentary elections for the 27-nation bloc next month. Although the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) remains in the majority, Croatia’s new government now includes the far-right Homeland Movement, a relatively new […]
‘Distressing’: ‘The View’ Co-Hosts Suggest Backlash To College Protests Is ‘Far-Right’ And Media Ploy
Two co-hosts on “The View” on Monday suggested that the backlash to anti-Israel protests on college campuses stems from right-wing and media manipulation. Anti-Israel protests have spread across college campuses throughout the United States, including Columbia University, with encampments springing up that have blocked students from attending classes and clashes with law enforcement ensuing. “The View” […]
Republicans fume over House speaker’s fundraiser for ‘turncoat’ Texas rep who called far-right lawmakers ‘scumbags’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was furious Tuesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson attended a fundraiser in San Antonio alongside Rep. Tony Gonzalez. The move comes just days after Gonzalez blasted hard-line Republicans in Congress as “true scumbags.” “For a speaker to be campaigning for Tony in San Antonio…I’m really surprised that we’re in a situation […]
Republican calls far-right rebels ‘real scumbags’ in vicious rant
Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez, barely able to contain his anger at his party’s unruly far-right insurgents, went on a vicious rant on live television. “I served in the military for 20 years. It’s a great honor to be in Congress, but I work with some real bad people,” Gonzalez said Sunday on CNN’s “State […]