Centre-right set to win Portugal’s election, far-right soars
Updated: 10:50am (AEDT) Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance was set to finish first in Sunday’s parliamentary election but fall short of an outright majority with 92 per cent of ballots counted, suggesting tough negotiations ahead with the far-right that made huge gains. The populist, far-right Chega party came third with nearly 19 per […]
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against right-wing extremism in Germany
Frankfurt/Berlin, Germany Reuters Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across towns and cities in Germany this weekend as the country enters a second week of nationwide protests against the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Demonstrations have gained momentum after reports emerged from investigative news website Correctiv of a meeting of […]
Fortress Europe – Where will the migration flashpoints be in 2024?
Brussels, Belgium/London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation As governments across Europe pursue policies aimed at deterring growing migration from Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries, rights campaigners say some measures could shut out or even criminalise refugees. With polls pointing to a swing to the far-right in June’s European parliament elections, and migration dominating debate ahead of Britain’s 2024 general election, […]
Essay: Look to the mainstream to explain the rise of the far right
University of Bath politics lecturer AURELIEN MONDON, in an article first published on The Conversation, argues that the processes of mainstreaming and normalisation of far-right politics have much to do with the mainstream itself…
Updated: Israel-Gaza violence erupts for first time since end of last month’s fighting
Updated: 10am AESTGazaReuters Israel mounted air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the first since the end of 11 days of cross-border fighting last month, in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian territory. The flare-up, a first test for Israel’s new government, followed a march in East Jerusalem on Tuesday by Jewish […]
New Israeli Government approves nationalist march in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel’s new government on Monday approved a Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem, a step that risks inflaming tensions with Palestinians hours after veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu handed over power to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. In the flag-waving procession, planned for Tuesday, far-right groups will march in and around East Jerusalem’s walled Old City, […]
IMMIGRATION: MIGRANTS SAFEGUARD ITALY’S CULINARY HERITAGE AMID HOSTILE RHETORIC
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how migrants are involved in keeping alive the country’s agricultural and culinary heritage which those who oppose their presence take so much pride in…
Austrian Chancellor, President to discuss election after far-right video scandal
ViennaReuters Austria’s Chancellor and President will discuss a date on Sunday for an early parliamentary election and the makeup of a caretaker government, after a video sting brought down the leader of the far-right junior partners in the ruling coalition. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on his coalition and called for a snap election […]