What’s behind the rise of the far right in Europe? | UpFront

Marc Lamont Hill discusses the rise of far-right parties in Europe and the upcoming EU elections.

About 400 million Europeans are eligible to vote in June to elect their representatives to the European Parliament.

Far-right parties once considered fringe are predicted to make major gains, reflecting a growing trend of support for far-right parties across Europe. In some countries like Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and Hungary, populist right-wing parties have even won elections or entered into government.

How is the rise of the far right changing Europe’s political landscape? And what’s at stake for the rest of the world?

This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to Cas Mudde, political scientist and professor at the University of Georgia, and Marta Lorimer, a fellow in European politics at the London School of Economics European Institute, to assess the rise of Europe’s far right and how it’s influencing mainstream politics.

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[arpad]

Quatar/Al Jazeera is talking about all kinds of phobias, although exactly the extremely rich Gulf nations strictly refused to take any refugees from Syria during the war.

[molkakaminski]

They are anti-migration parties not far right parties

[Captally]

People across Europe not wanting to hand their Countries over to invading immigrants has very little to do with politics either left or right. It has to do with the citizens of these Nations not wanting to be replaced by alien cultures who do not share the core values of those Nations.

[jrhartley]

whose behind the "far right"?? ordinary people who have had enough

[VaucluseVanguard]

These people have ‘lost the plot’. Everything they disagree with is now ‘ far right’.

[Guttural]

Far right, far right, far right
Please give it up
Nobody (at least very few) believe you any more

[santhoshv]

Due to Islam. Why Al-Jazeera don't know that or what?😂

[ejkk]

This is terrifying. I've lived in Austria. It's a wonderful country full of wonderful people. I can't imagine them turning into a hateful, far-right country. Why can't the world pick normal, moderate people to run their countries?? Whatever beef you have with your government doesn't deserve the answer of, let's hand the keys to a far-right party. They always come for your rights and start oppressing you!

[VaucluseVanguard]

Al Jizzonyer acting like it’s horrified by antisemitism! 😆

[TheDangerBeat]

I'd say it has something to do with middle eastern immigration

[weneedsenses]

moderate is now called "far right"

[TheGhost]

There’s nothing “right wing” about not wanting people with opposite values to come into your country. This is just common sense!

[JensSchraeder]

They talk about the right shift like it’s a bad thing. I for one am elated.

[inwani]

What’s far right?
Why is it a bad thing?
For whom is it a bad thing?

[PortalEMCioranBrasil]

Cas Mudde is a fan of Corinthians, the most democratic soccer team in Brazil.

[JP-tqni]

Stop calling the right « far-right ». So biased

[TripleAAA]

We know what happened due to far right last time in 1930s, guess these fools never learn!!

[supportthejerseymob]

Far right- people who love their country, their culture and traditions

[mominhaq]

To be honest...if that's what the people want, let it be so. Now, how are other countries considering their relationships with them.

[MrMAXZ]

Why? Because ☪️ancer. That's why.