Trump’s presidency coincided with the ascent of nationalist parties in Germany, Austria, Italy, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Hungary, Poland and elsewhere. “Their world is collapsing, ours is being built,” said France’s National Front (now the National Rally) after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016. Rule of lawAnd so, just as Trump’s success was a boon to the global far-right, his loss of power will come as a blow to the movement. How it adapts without its American figurehead is one of the most important questions in world politics today. Since the Brexit vote, many of Europe’s leading far-right parties, including those in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, have all either abandoned or diluted their calls for withdrawal.

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2020 01:02 UTC