Cas Mudde
Dutch political scientist, Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia, who studies the far right and populism.
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Most parties called far left are former communist parties that have become much more moderate.
Their wordsLike Die Linke, most parties that are considered “far left” are former communist parties which have become significantly more moderate over time
↗Look again – there’s more to Europe’s election trends than far-right successtheguardian.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsSo, while both the far right and “far left” threaten the established parties, only the far right threatens liberal democracy.
↗Look again – there’s more to Europe’s election trends than far-right successtheguardian.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe thing is, the far right is here to stay, and many of its parties are as established as the (former) “mainstream” parties.
↗Trump may be a liability and Orbán is gone, but Europe’s far right is not in declinetheguardian.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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The break-up between Meloni and Trump is strategic rather than ideological and will be temporary.
Their wordsHence, the much-celebrated “break-up” between Meloni and Trump is strategic rather than ideological and, consequently, will be temporary rather than permanent.
↗Trump may be a liability and Orbán is gone, but Europe’s far right is not in declinetheguardian.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsBut Trump helps the European far right simply by being the US president.
↗Trump may be a liability and Orbán is gone, but Europe’s far right is not in declinetheguardian.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 5 months earlier
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Their wordsResearch by social scientists overwhelmingly shows that adopting far-right positions leads neither to electoral success for centrist parties nor to electoral defeat for far-right parties.
↗The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmarktheguardian.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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The Danish model of centre-left parties adopting hard anti-immigration policies has never worked.
Their wordsTo be clear, the Danish model has never worked.
↗The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmarktheguardian.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIn short, social-democratic parties should stop chasing after far-right voters.
↗The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmarktheguardian.com 3rd of 3 in this piece