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Hungary's Momentum Party was established by a political upstart, 28-year-old Fekete-Gyor, as a pushback to the widespread, corrupt, anti-E.U. policies established by Viktor Orban and his rightwing administration.
"We stand at a crossroads between the loss and renewal of public trust," said Zuzana Caputova, whose bid this Saturday for the Slovak presidency is being closely watched across Europe.
Right-wing authoritarian parties have grown at least 33% compared to 2018, with at least 26% of voters supporting them across the European Union, according to the latest findings.
As Vox's xenophobic, right-wing messaging cause open alarm among political analysts, the party is hard at work rebranding itself as anything other than another European right-wing populist movement.
Europe's far-right hipsters have urged their supporters to perform highly publicized acts – from chartering ships to prevent migrants landing in Europe, to patrolling the Alps for illegal foreigners.
Viktor Orban's party has once more assumed leadership in Hungary, bringing with it a brand of European rightwing populism that no longer bothers to hide its true intentions.
The Lega Nord's Matteo Salvini gained notoriety by calling for the razing of Roma camps in Italy and defending Benito Mussolini's rule. The Lega saw another surge in popularity following the shooting of six African immigrants by a far right extremist in February.
On Thursday, the Polish Senate agreed to pass new legislation that would impose heavy fines and up to 3 years in prison for anyone who openly associates the complicity of Polish citizens or the Polish state with Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban's sweeping accusations both against the E.U. and the waves of refugees seeking safety in his country may sound like ludicrous soundbites, but they betray an identity crisis that is affecting the entirety of Eastern Europe.
The event last month in Warsaw reflects a much larger picture manifesting in Europe, where new isolationist groups motivated by a common E.U. enemy seek to defend the continent's ethnic identities against what they view as an Islamic incursion.
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.
“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”
Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.
In November, Indigenous protests in London included the launch of “Bringing It All Back Home,” confronting corporate power head-on.
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.
“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”
Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.
In November, Indigenous protests in London included the launch of “Bringing It All Back Home,” confronting corporate power head-on.
Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.
Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”