{"id":32972,"date":"2024-07-05T04:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/as-europe-teeters-further-to-the-far-right-the-uk-is-doing-the-opposite\/05\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T04:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T08:38:00","slug":"as-europe-teeters-further-to-the-far-right-the-uk-is-doing-the-opposite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/as-europe-teeters-further-to-the-far-right-the-uk-is-doing-the-opposite\/05\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"As Europe teeters further to the far right, the UK is doing the opposite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>The UK has voted to put the Labour Party back in power, smashing the Tories&#8217; 14-year majority.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The stunning fall of the right-wing in the country has defied a larger trend in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Germany and France are on the brink of seeing the far-right gain critical mass. It&#8217;s already won in countries like Italy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the dust settles from the UK&#8217;s general election, it&#8217;s clear the Tories have lost big.<\/p>\n<p>The results from July 4 were a dramatic rebuke of an incumbent Conservative Party leadership that has governed for 14 years, with <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Rishi_Sunak\" data-ylk=\"cid:Rishi_Sunak;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Rishi%20Sunak\" data-i13n=\"cid:Rishi_Sunak;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Minister Rishi Sunak;cid:Rishi_Sunak;pos:1;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Prime Minister Rishi Sunak<\/a><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s faction losing more than 240 seats as the count wraps up.<\/p>\n<p>Sunak, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uk-labour-party-back-in-power-rishi-sunak-concede-defeat-2024-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:conceded defeat on Friday morning UK time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">conceded defeat on Friday morning UK time<\/a>, will likely be replaced by Labour Party leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/keir-starmer-mentored-barack-obama-uk-election-new-prime-minister-2024-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keir Starmer.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Keir Starmer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starmer has spent over a decade trying to reshape his leftist party into a more centrist movement, ejecting its socialist elements, including stalwart Jeremy Corbyn.<\/p>\n<p>Often seen as a straight-laced, methodical politician, he&#8217;s pledged to shore up vulnerabilities in the healthcare system and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/06\/27\/keir-starmer-vows-to-re-negotiate-botched-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-the-eu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:re-negotiate the UK's Brexit deal with the European Union;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">re-negotiate the UK&#8217;s Brexit deal with the European Union<\/a> \u2014 which he said had been &#8220;botched.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Labour&#8217;s rise, largely telegraphed by pre-election polls, makes the UK a clear outlier in this year&#8217;s political shifts in Western Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The European Parliamentary elections in June have seen far-right factions gain critical mass among the continent&#8217;s most prominent nations, and the results are cascading into an unraveling of power long-held by leftist governments there.<\/p>\n<h2>Germany&#8217;s <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Olaf_Scholz\" data-ylk=\"cid:Olaf_Scholz;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Olaf%20Scholz\" data-i13n=\"cid:Olaf_Scholz;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Scholz;cid:Olaf_Scholz;pos:2;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Scholz<\/a><\/span><\/span> denies a snap election<\/h2>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s Alternative for Germany (AfD), led by <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Alice_Weidel\" data-ylk=\"cid:Alice_Weidel;pos:3;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Alice%20Weidel\" data-i13n=\"cid:Alice_Weidel;pos:3;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alice Weidel;cid:Alice_Weidel;pos:3;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alice Weidel<\/a><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Tino_Chrupalla\" data-ylk=\"cid:Tino_Chrupalla;pos:4;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Tino%20Chrupalla\" data-i13n=\"cid:Tino_Chrupalla;pos:4;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tino Chrupalla;cid:Tino_Chrupalla;pos:4;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tino Chrupalla<\/a><\/span><\/span>, overtook Chancellor Olaf Scholz&#8217;s Social Democratic Party in the EU polls despite losing key candidates and fighting a series of scandals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 635px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kCdFpv1S1WqdvP4uIOuFmg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNTg4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/b8c60d6d93408c70ef4747278343aa3e\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, celebrate at the AfD election evening gathering following the release of initial election results in European parliamentary elections on June 9, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/I46jnV3oUhnMlTj0OpTGwQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzNQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/b8c60d6d93408c70ef4747278343aa3e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, celebrate on June 9, 2024, in Berlin.<span class=\"copyright\">Sean Gallup\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Now in <a href=\"https:\/\/results.elections.europa.eu\/en\/germany\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:second place with 16%;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">second place with 16%<\/a> of the German vote, the far-right party has taken the result as a sign of national support shifting in its favor and called for a snap election at home. Scholz, however, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/eu-elections-2024-afd-germany-cdu-csu\/live-69318858\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:rejected the idea.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">rejected the idea.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>France&#8217;s Macron in peril<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a different story for France and President <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Emmanuel_Macron\" data-ylk=\"cid:Emmanuel_Macron;pos:5;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Emmanuel%20Macron\" data-i13n=\"cid:Emmanuel_Macron;pos:5;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emmanuel Macron;cid:Emmanuel_Macron;pos:5;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:OfficeHolder;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a><\/span><\/span>, whose Renaissance party won only 14.6% of the vote in the European election.<\/p>\n<p>With the National Rally \u2014 a far-right faction led by Marine Le Pen \u2014 taking first place with 31.3% of the French vote, Macron called for a snap election of his country&#8217;s national parliament.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0OADEFaqGgwAA0qw5pQSzQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/c5662830e3157bb1e41ad6ef398a5e23\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Head of French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group at the National Assembly Marine Le Pen casts her vote in the first round of parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, North of France, on June 30, 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lkH7Q_g3YK0_s1ukNNUACw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/c5662830e3157bb1e41ad6ef398a5e23\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Head of French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group at the National Assembly Marine Le Pen casts her vote in the first round of parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, North of France, on June 30, 2024.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lkH7Q_g3YK0_s1ukNNUACw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/c5662830e3157bb1e41ad6ef398a5e23\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Marine Le Pen on June 30, 2024.<span class=\"copyright\">FRANCOIS LO PRESTI\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the first round of the French election closed on Sunday, results showed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/france-vote-election-that-could-put-far-right-government-2024-06-30\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Le Pen's faction pulling far ahead;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Le Pen&#8217;s faction pulling far ahead <\/a>of its leftist and centrist opponents.<\/p>\n<p>A second round is to come on July 7, and the lead-up has evolved into a chaotic effort to keep the far right from power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/02\/europe\/french-election-drop-outs-intl-latam\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hundreds of candidates have withdrawn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hundreds of candidates have withdrawn<\/a>, trying to avoid splitting the vote between those in the center and left.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Macron, whose approval ratings have plummeted to their lowest in his seven-year tenure as president, is keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-04\/macron-has-gone-quiet-ahead-of-a-key-vote-his-group-is-grateful\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a low profile.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a low profile.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Brothers of Italy win a show of support<\/h2>\n<p>In Italy, the far right has already cemented its power in the form of Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/italian-far-right-leader-giorgia-meloni-ascent-to-power-2022-9?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giorgia Meloni's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Giorgia Meloni&#8217;s<\/a> ultra-conservative Brothers of Italy, which became the ruling party in 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 646px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2FBEwH_R_2qjf2TKFlJUTg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjE0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/be1db27cb295be799e7f34b8fbd22898\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies and the PNRR, Raffaele Fitto during the Communications of the President of the Council in view of the meeting of the European Council of 27 and 28 June 2024 at the Senate Chamber.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4WE5dZ9wcZ41k5jBbVeUeA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/be1db27cb295be799e7f34b8fbd22898\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policies and the PNRR, Raffaele Fitto during the Communications of the President of the Council in view of the meeting of the European Council of 27 and 28 June 2024 at the Senate Chamber.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4WE5dZ9wcZ41k5jBbVeUeA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Ng--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/be1db27cb295be799e7f34b8fbd22898\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Giorgia Meloni in June 2024.<span class=\"copyright\">Massimo Di Vita\/Archivio Massimo Di Vita\/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a sign of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-09\/italy-s-meloni-wins-eu-vote-as-far-right-gains-across-the-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sustaining support for her party;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sustaining support for her party<\/a>, it won nearly 29% of the national vote in June&#8217;s European Parliament elections, up from 6% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The runner-up was the Democratic Party, with 24.1% of the Italian vote.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, much of Europe is leaning right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/spains-centre-right-pp-wins-european-election-blow-socialist-pm-2024-06-09\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spain's People's Party;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spain&#8217;s People&#8217;s Party<\/a>, a center-right faction, gained 34% of the country&#8217;s vote in the European Parliament, beating the incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez&#8217;s socialist government.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the far-right faction there, Vox, struggled to gain a foothold, with only 9.6% of the vote, down from 12.4% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd1r0xvn0z5o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Netherlands;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Netherlands<\/a> has also just formed a right-wing government, with its largest component being the anti-immigration and populist Party for Freedom led by Geert Wilders.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, right-wing populism in the UK is seeing clearer beginnings. As of press time, <span class=\"caas-xray-inline-tooltip\"><span class=\"caas-xray-inline caas-xray-entity caas-xray-pill rapid-nonanchor-lt\" data-entity-id=\"Nigel_Farage\" data-ylk=\"cid:Nigel_Farage;pos:6;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=Nigel%20Farage\" data-i13n=\"cid:Nigel_Farage;pos:6;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nigel Farage;cid:Nigel_Farage;pos:6;elmt:wiki;sec:pill-inline-entity;elm:pill-inline-text;itc:1;cat:Politician;\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nigel Farage<\/a><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s Reform UK had taken 4 seats after winning nothing in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Farage, who led the Brexit movement, is now finally elected a member of the country&#8217;s parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/farages-reform-breaks-through-uk-election-with-strong-early-showing-2024-07-04\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with 46% of the vote in Clacton.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">with 46% of the vote in Clacton.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1ixMv_QV7Tv9MZLhScbvjQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/15032867683c1079fb4154f59deb27c4\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks to the crowd as he arrives in a land rover to deliver a stump speech to supporters on July 3, 2024 in Clacton-on-Sea, England.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xHy4s8zjvQ0yJKGh24HGog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/15032867683c1079fb4154f59deb27c4\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks to the crowd as he arrives in a land rover to deliver a stump speech to supporters on July 3, 2024 in Clacton-on-Sea, England.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xHy4s8zjvQ0yJKGh24HGog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/15032867683c1079fb4154f59deb27c4\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage on July 3, 2024.<span class=\"copyright\">Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The dramatic changes in the polls come amid growing disdain toward the economic challenges faced in many parts of the continent, with a rising cost of living and inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Some observers think the shifts are a sign of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/voters-world-elections-against-ruling-parties-analysis-2024-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pure anti-establishment sentiment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pure anti-establishment sentiment<\/a>, with voters blaming whoever is in power regardless of whether they&#8217;re on the left or right.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of dissatisfaction with the way democracy is working,&#8221; Richard Wike, the director of global attitudes research at the Pew Research Center, said on an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3xt5bXWg8350STWNNNYoLK?dlsi=48f6ccf679b646f4&amp;nd=1&amp;si=ba357653f447427b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FiveThirtyEight's politics podcast in June.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s politics podcast in June.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/europe-teeters-far-right-uk-opposite-keir-starmer-labour-tories-2024-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/europe-teeters-further-far-uk-073142518.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK has voted to put the Labour Party back in power, smashing the Tories&rsquo; 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