Germany marked an ominous milestone last weekend: the best performance by a far-right party in a nationwide election since World War ii. In votes for the European Parliament, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came in second place.
The same dramatic trend hit all of Europe.
In France, the fringe National Rally party came in first place. It received more than twice as many votes as the alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The National Rally is far outside the norm of French politics. For decades, left and right mainstream parties have united to ensure it doesn’t get into office. President Macron was humiliated by the election result. He tried to save himself from becoming a lame duck by calling snap parliamentary elections.
Germany marked an ominous milestone last weekend: the best performance by a far-right party in a nationwide election since World War ii. In votes for the European Parliament, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came in second place.
The same dramatic trend hit all of Europe.
In France, the fringe National Rally party came in first place. It received more than twice as many votes as the alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The National Rally is far outside the norm of French politics. For decades, left and right mainstream parties have united to ensure it doesn’t get into office. President Macron was humiliated by the election result. He tried to save himself from becoming a lame duck by calling snap parliamentary elections.
Germany marked an ominous milestone last weekend: the best performance by a far-right party in a nationwide election since World War ii. In votes for the European Parliament, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) came in second place.
The same dramatic trend hit all of Europe.
In France, the fringe National Rally party came in first place. It received more than twice as many votes as the alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The National Rally is far outside the norm of French politics. For decades, left and right mainstream parties have united to ensure it doesn’t get into office. President Macron was humiliated by the election result. He tried to save himself from becoming a lame duck by calling snap parliamentary elections.