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Resurgent Freedom party leads polls as anger among voters grows and key regional election looms
Liberals should notice what doesn’t happen in politics, not just what does
Far-right Sweden Democrats help put Moderates leader in power and will have big say on immigration and law and order
Some Italians take a lenient view of the Mussolini era, but the real fascists are revealing themselves elsewhere
Brexit and Trump collided with reality. But rising conservatives like Italy’s Giorgia Meloni are more serious about power
Postwar Italian democracy has stood up to successive waves of rightwing populism
Rightwing bloc takes slender lead as anti-immigration Sweden Democrats become second-largest party
Politician aims to distance herself from her party’s fascist roots as she vies to replace Mario Draghi as PM
Giorgia Meloni and her party appear well placed to secure victory in next month’s parliamentary elections
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have more disciplined successors
A new consensus on strategic autonomy and state aid is taking shape
Independent institutions and voters who care about them are vital to the preservation of democracy
Illiberal populists and nativists suffered some setbacks this week but will be around for years to come
Fight inside PP and hard right’s strong poll showing have potential to reshape political landscape
If the Russian leader triumphs in Ukraine, his thuggish style will gain new followers
Jörg Meuthen, seen as a relative moderate, opposed far-right colleagues’ criticism of pandemic measures
War veteran Bob Dole was one of the last public figures who felt the costs of political extremism
Kaczynski’s stand-off with the EU allows him to play the traditional role of defender of an oppressed nation
Germany is next target for Europe’s centre-left as fragmented politics tests ability to build coalitions
Rightwing extremism is a chronic condition, not a mortal threat, for the EU political order
Disappearance of Belgian marksman has highlighted risks of extremism within military establishments
The tension between Britain’s interests and values has become more acute since it left the EU
New coalitions and electoral strategies disguise opportunism and an absence of ideological substance
Conservative firebrand Díaz Ayuso cut through traditional party lines for resounding win
Former PM Giuseppe Conte to remould movement whose mission is seen by its supporters as ‘pure protest’
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