Some European countries are turning to anti-populist coalitions to battle the rising tide of populism. Will it work?
In November 2023, Geert Wilders ’ stridently anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim party swept the Dutch elections in what the media called a political earthquake.
21st-century populists In the upcoming EU parliamentary elections in June, centre and left groupings of European parliamentarians, known as MEPs, are planning a quarantine strategy to isolate the hard right in parliament. The prospects of success for this EU strategy are far from certain.
Hundreds of thousands have marched against the anti-immigrant AfD. Even though the AfD polls at nearly 25 per cent of decided voters and is predicted to win seats in the Reichstag this summer, it will be impossible for any established party to work with them. That means the progressive flank could stay home in November. The winner will likely be the candidate who is less hated by voters. Pro-democracy sentiments may not have much to do with it.
In Israel, the religious right holds a critical place in the wartime unity government. It has built a wall against the progressive parties — a reverse quarantine. Even though Netanyahu is detested by a majority of Israelis and has been described as “the worst leader in Jewish history,” he will be difficult to dislodge. The Oct. 7 Hamas attacks gave him yet another political life.
In 1930, José Ortega y Gasset, the Spanish philosopher, wrote The Revolt of the Masses, arguing that spasmodic crises afflict all “peoples, nations and civilizations.”
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