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Far-Right Parties Perform Well in European Union Elections

In what is seen by many as an ominous shift right for the beleaguered international organization, European Union polling results today revealed the extent of the public’s disaffection with the EU and its policies, a move French President Francois Hollande called, “a shock, an earthquake.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated the need for EU member […]

Greece’s Golden Dawn Offers Greek Youth a Far-Right Alternative

Austerity and its effects on Greek society have caused many disaffected youth to seek political solutions to their social ills, a trend that Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party is exploiting to the worry of many progressive Greeks. Armed with a nationalistic and anti-immigrant message, the Golden Dawn promises unemployed youth an outlet for their […]

Council of Europe Moves to Ban Greek Eleni Zaroulia and Hungarian Tamas Gaudi Nagy

Eleni Zaroulia, leader of Greece’s far-right anti-semitic Golden Dawn party, and Tamas Gaudi Nagy of Hungary’s Jobbik party, may find themselves banned from the European Parliament if a Council of Europe motion to do so is approved. Eleni Zaroulia infamously referred to immigrants as subhuman and both Zaroulia and Nagy’s parties have storied histories.