Europe's Populist Right Rises
Nationalist and populist-right parties keep gaining ground across Europe, complicating coalition politics and injecting recurring uncertainty into the continent's economic, energy and security policy.
forming · confidence 40 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since July 4, 2026 · updated July 4, 2026
Why the conviction moved
- Jul 4Strengthened +4
Roughly 20,000 demonstrators marched in Erfurt against Germany's AfD as it opened its party conference, with police calling protests largely legitimate but marked by some violence.
- Jul 4Strengthened +3
Tens of thousands protested the AfD conference in Erfurt as the anti-immigration party consolidates its position in German politics.
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Supporting · July 4, 2026
Germany's Far-Right AfD Meets Behind Mass Protests
Tens of thousands protested the AfD conference in Erfurt as the anti-immigration party consolidates its position in German politics.
EuronewsSupporting · July 4, 2026
Tens of Thousands Protest as Germany's AfD Opens Party Conference
Roughly 20,000 demonstrators marched in Erfurt against Germany's AfD as it opened its party conference, with police calling protests largely legitimate but marked by some violence.
Euronews
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