| ID | 129207 |
| Title Proper | Far right and the European elections |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mudde, Cas |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | If we are to believe the international media, this is going to be the year of the "far right anti-European populists." In the first three days of 2014, The New York Times published two opinion essays warning of the far right's rise, while The Economist focused its first issue of the year on "Europe's Tea Parties." Before this came months of public warnings of a "European populist backlash" issued by prominent European Union politicians, including the presidents of the EU, the European Commission, and the European Parliament (EP), and by national politicians, such as Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta and Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher. While the warnings have employed different terms and point to somewhat different groups |
| `In' analytical Note | Current History Vol.113, No.761; March 2014: p.98-103 |
| Journal Source | Current History Vol.113, No.761; March 2014: p.98-103 |
| Key Words | Economic Focused ; National Politicians ; Europe ; European Parliament ; International Media ; European Commission ; Enrico Letta - Italian PM ; Lodewijk Asscher - Dutch PM ; Financial Crisis ; Economic Recession ; Italy ; Netherland ; European Politicians ; European Elections ; European Politics |