• January 15 2024
  Maciej Kisilowski

  Poland’s ‘iron broom’ shows that democrats can bite back

  Donald Tusk’s new government is asserting its authority with speed and decisiveness

  
• January 12 2024
  News in-depthItalian politics

  Italy’s Meloni faces friendly fire from Salvini ahead of EU elections

  Far-right League leader likely to try and claw back votes after being eclipsed by prime minister

  
• January 11 2024
  German politics

  German chancellor weighs in on far-right ‘remigration’ ideas

  Olaf Scholz responds to reports of AfD politicians secretly meeting Austrian white supremacist

  
• January 10 2024
  Gönül Tol

  Turkey’s Erdoğan experience holds lessons for the US on Trump

  Disqualifying America’s Republican frontrunner in the courts would simply strengthen the forces that propelled his rise

  
• January 9 2024
  Martin Wolf

  Liberalism is battered but not yet broken

  Freedom is under threat in the west and elsewhere, but it must be defended

  
• January 5 2024
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  The world goes to the ballot box

  Half of global adults will vote this year, but democracy is not just about elections

  
• January 3 2024
  The Big Read

  Can democracy survive 2024?

  ​A historic number of elections will take place this year, but autocracy is spreading and young people are rejecting the status quo

  
• December 27 2023
  The Big Read

  The waning power of Emmanuel Macron

  The French president is struggling to govern and the far-right is resurgent. Can he keep Le Pen out to preserve his legacy?

  
• December 22 2023
  News in-depthFrench politics

  French far-right leader eyes power after hailing immigration ‘victory’

  Le Pen protégé Jordan Bardella and his RN party profit from weakness of Macron government

  
• December 20 2023
  The Big Read

  How migration is pushing Europe to the right

  Growing public concern over asylum applicant numbers is bolstering once-fringe parties across the bloc

  
• December 11 2023
  Jarosław Kuisz

  Tusk faces a formidable task in unpicking Polish populism

  The outgoing Law and Justice government has bequeathed a legal minefield to the incoming prime minister

  
• December 9 2023
  Europe Express

  Support for Europe’s left wanes as fresh faces in Italy and Greece struggle to turn the tide Premium content

  Internal splits and election setbacks form a trend despite a likely Labour victory in the UK

  
• December 4 2023
  Catherine De Vries

  Migration crackdowns won’t help Europe’s moderate right

  Recent electoral inroads for the far right reflect public dislike of government cuts in public services

  
• November 28 2023
  Janan Ganesh

  American and European populism aren’t the same

  The US variant is much more of a personality cult

  
• November 27 2023
  Netherlands politics

  Geert Wilders’ coalition negotiator steps down over alleged fraud

  Resignation of Gom van Strien delays far-right’s efforts to form a government in the Netherlands

  
• November 27 2023
  Gideon Rachman

  The far right is moving into Europe’s mainstream

  Growing support for radical parties does not necessarily threaten democracy, but it could profoundly change the EU

  
• November 26 2023
  Dutch election

  Wilders to ‘moderate’ his stance in bid for Dutch premiership

  Far-right party set to resume exploratory talks with potential coalition partners on Monday

  
• November 25 2023
  Europe Express

  Populists seek dividends from a climate change backlash

  Hard-right parties make gains in Europe by exploiting fears that incomes and ways of life are under threat

  
• November 24 2023
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Geert Wilders’ victory is a warning for Europe

  Success of the far right in the Netherlands will embolden populists elsewhere

  
• November 24 2023
  Netherlands politics

  Geert Wilders faces early setback in Dutch coalition talks

  Business community warns prolonged instability could scare off investors

  
• November 24 2023
  Timothy Garton Ash

  Europe’s problem? It’s too attractive

  Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values

  
• November 24 2023
  News in-depthDutch election

  Geert Wilders: the anti-Islam leader vowing to ‘put the Dutch first’

  Freedom party founder has made crude attacks on Muslim faith, migrants and Brussels

  
• November 23 2023
  News in-depthDutch election

  Wilders’ win in Dutch election is a boon for Europe’s far right

  Veteran anti-Islam, anti-EU politician has capitalised on voter fears about immigration

  
• November 23 2023
  Instant InsightTony Barber

  Far-right Dutch victory puts European liberal democracy on defensive

  Geert Wilders’ success will make it harder for EU to forge common stances on migration, Ukraine and enlargement

  
• November 16 2023
  FT MagazineSimon Kuper

  The Dutch are piloting a saner European right

  Post-Thatcherite, post-Trumpian, next week’s elections are tapping into a mood for dry moderation

  

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