Bloomberg: Nationalists and Populists Poised to Dominate European Balloting
The region is entering an election supercycle in which anti-immigrant parties are likely to score substantial gains.
As Europeans assess the fallout from the U.K.’s Brexit referendum, they face a series of elections that could equally shake the political establishment. In the coming 12 months, four of Europe’s five largest economies have votes that will almost certainly mean serious gains for right-wing populists and nationalists. Once seen as fringe groups, France’s National Front, Italy’s Five Star Movement, and the Freedom Party in the Netherlands have attracted legions of followers by tapping discontent over immigration, terrorism, and feeble economic performance. “The Netherlands should again become a country of and for the Dutch people,” says Evert Davelaar, a Freedom Party backer who says immigrants don’t share “Western and Christian values.”
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WNU Editor: Immigration and economics are the two top concerns. Local issues and terrorism next. A possible new Cold War with Russia is also creeping up as an issue, but for now that issue is primarily in eastern Europe.
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