Populism

The ‘Far-Right International’: Genuine coalition prospects or media stunt?

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Hungary's PM Orban, Poland's PM Morawiecki and Italy's League party leader Salvini meet in Budapest
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C), Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (L) and Italy's League party leader Matteo Salvini (R) give a statement after their meeting in Budapest, Hungary, April 1, 2021. Source: BERNADETT SZABO / Reuters / Forum

The pandemic did not kill the far right. Nor did it stifle media interest in the topic. The painstaking attention devoted to the formation of a ‘Far-Right International’ revolving around the Hungarian Fidesz, the Italian League, and the Polish Law and Justice (PiS) parties is a good case in point.

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NGO? We don’t want you here

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Independent, non-governmental watchdogs are always treated as an enemy by illiberal states and wannabe dictators. Viktor Orban’s Hungary is a classic example, but know a similar danger is growing in Poland.  

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