{
  "id": 19841604,
  "title": "Has Europe reached peak right-wing populism?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/has-europe-reached-peak-right-wing-populism-19841604",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T17:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/europe/2026/11/13/has-europe-reached-peak-right-wing-populism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Europe may be approaching a peak in the popularity of far-right populist movements, according to recent polls. The extreme political parties, which have been gaining traction for the past few years, could now be entering a period of stagnation rather than a reversal of their political fortunes. In the UK, the Conservatives have just overtaken Nigel Farage's far-right Reform party in the last two opinion polls, marking a potential turning point in the political landscape of the country.\n\nReform's national standing has been hit by a series of scandals over funding and racism over the summer, alongside the inability of Mr. Farage to provide a convincing response to these issues. The latest More in Common poll released this week found Labour holding 28% of the vote, while the Conservatives were five points ahead on 25%. Another poll had the Tories one point ahead of Reform.\n\nThe rise of the far-right in Europe has been further shaken by the setback of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement after the Republicans' disastrous performance in the US midterms. Spain, which has had a minority left-wing government for the past eight years, is set to go to the polls later this month, with the populist right, represented by the Vox Party, seeking to enter government for the first time. Their leader, Santiago Abascal, has distanced himself from US President Donald Trump, saying he is \"in Spain and not in Michigan.\"\n\nPopulist parties across the continent are by no means a spent force, but they have faced setbacks due to the Republican losses in the US and the recent victory of the student movement in Serbia to overturn the rule of Aleksandar Vucic. Marine Le Pen, of the hard-right National Rally party, is the frontrunner to become France's next leader after the 2027 presidential election. The Authoritarian Populism Index, which tracks ideological trends in 31 European democracies, found that 32% of voters support populist, authoritarian, or extremist parties on both the left and right.",
  "summary": "Europe may have passed the high point of popularity for far-right populism , polls have suggested, with the extreme political movements possibly entering a period of stagnation. Political analysts have suggested that it is more likely the end of the “first great political wave” of the largely far-right “insurgency” rather than an outright reversal of its standing. In Britain, for the first time…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}