The best right to Europe is pulling at the power door

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EU’s Bucharest Mayor Nutor Dan, caught victory Last week, Ultranationalist George Simion’s jaws in the Romanian presidential election. European leaders were celebrated. Dan, Romania will continue in democratic, EU and communism by NATO. Simion would take it to a darker place in the opposite direction, so it is ok for the loss of Romania and Europe.

But Former football hooliganIt still won 46 percent of the voting, which is prohibited from entering Ukraine or Moldova. He is not down, not. Dan somehow discusses the ambitious reformer’s government, the Usher, Simion and the Aur Party, the second largest Aur party, the power of the ongoing political confusion and its own stiffness and self-serving enterprises.

Romania is part of a larger European story. Remote or nationalist populist parties boot at the door power. Austria and the Netherlands and Nationalist Giorgia Meloni have won the highest elections to date so far. Radical correct parties, in the other, especially in Germany and recently, in second place in Portugal. Trump did not prove to be political responsibility in Europe in Europe or Australia in ProP.

The next test of the EU station is the second round Polish presidential electionsIncoming Sunday. The Nationalist Candidate of Law and Justice (PIS) has made Karol Nawrokdi, Central-Rafał, the coalition government attempts to restore the independence of the coalition and preventing the proceedings and other democratic reforms. The government’s survival can be in danger.

Poland also shows another concerned feature of the strong rights of Europe: more extreme can attract more than repulsive voters. Nawroki two candidates the right-right-bud In the first round, the evil claims that a structure party is very much. They won a combined 21 percent. Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won Last year’s elections and alternative to Germany (AFD) came second In February after the “competition” embraces or sends IDPs and even citizens to their countries of origin.

Some can develop radical correct parties, sharing the responsibilities of power, deflate the appeal against the institute. He has worked to some extent in Nordic countries, but Austria is a strong example. Some parties like individuals like AFD and FPE leader Herbert Kickl Pose a very dangerous threat to democratic standards and the rule of law.

Many major conservative parties, tried to adopt harsh competitors through Mimicry. This tends to not work, especially when imitation is mainly rhetorical. Voters prefer the original. However, it is foolish to think that the voters can be explained more than not resolved. Concerns about uncontrolled immigration are an open example.

Became a bonanza for populists in Europe in Europe in the last five years with pandemic, high inflation and war. These factors will collapse, but the structure is to stay here to approach a narrative of an elite betrayal. This is everything you need to regulate the voters with the bar and wider coalitions.

Assistant to social media, European populists became polarization, simplification and liquidation masters. The most daring policy to stand against them on the middle sides, you need to be compelling personalities and more compelling personalities. Plodding Centrism will not do it. If it does not start to deliver, the next right parties may win the next time.