Is there a far right populist wave sweeping across Europe?

Is there a far right populist wave sweeping across Europe?

Author: thegeopoliticalpickle November 15, 2022 Duration: 57:32
After the elections in Italy and Sweden, many media outlets and people in general have raised their concerns about the far-right gaining quotas of power in the EU. Some analysts are seeing these and other electoral results, as well as certain public speeches all over the EU, as a far-right wave that might threaten the current established system.  Today we debate about this, and we pose several questions: What is Populism? What characterizes the far-right in the EU? Are these parties a homogenous force? And finally, is there actually a far-right wave in Europe?   As always get in touch at: https://linktr.ee/thegeopoliticalpickle

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