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In this archive photo taken on 18.07.2015, a right-wing extremist covers his face against tear gas during an anti-Islam rally in Prague, Czech Republic (photo: picture-alliance/dpa/F. Singer)

Resurgence in European populism

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Itʹs an ill wind

The latest triumph of anti-European parties in Italy′s elections earlier this week makes one thing clear: populism in Europe is not yet on its way out. To what extent the EU is at risk of going under as a result, remains to be seen. By Zaki LaidiMore

Germany’s identity crisis: We are the people, tooAustria's new programme for government: En route to a restrictive policy on Islam?Czech President Milos Zeman′s re-election: Europe's fearmongerRight-wing populism in Europe and the USA: Those who cry wolf
Czech President Milos Zeman (photo: picture-alliance/AP)

Czech President Milos Zeman′s re-election

Europe's fearmonger

The Czech Republic has once again elected Milos Zeman as president, a leader who applauds Donald Trump's ban on Muslims entering the USA and who sees himself as a prophet warning against immigration and an imagined Islamic threat. By Farid HafezMore

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe: A continent dividedWhen anti-Semitism and Islamophobia join hands: The racist vortexU.S. immigration policy: Damn those cosmopolitans

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