In the wake of the Brexit vote in Britain and the recent Italian referendum, and with national elections looming in 2017 in the Netherlands, France, and Germany, there is concern that Europe may be inundated by a populist wave, driven in large part by right-wing parties exploiting anti-globalization, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim sentiments. The question that cannot yet be answered is whether this minority view could become widely shared in the coming months with the whole of Europe.
Europe’s Far-Right Anger Is Moving Mainstream
