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Trump may be a liability and Orbán is gone, but Europe’s far right is not in decline

Cas Mudde · 7 May 2026

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  1. The thing is, the far right is here to stay, and many of its parties are as established as the (former) “mainstream” parties.
  2. Hence, the much-celebrated “break-up” between Meloni and Trump is strategic rather than ideological and, consequently, will be temporary rather than permanent.
  3. But Trump helps the European far right simply by being the US president.

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