Thursday, October 10, 2013

Far-right's surge could paralyse Europe, warns Hollande as NF passes socialists

This article is about the threat of the far-right´s parties in Europe in a context of a social and economic crisis in the old continent.

The surveys in France for the next european ballot, gives the first place to the far-right party National Front, that declares its self as “anti-inmigrant party” and with a clear “xenophobia and Holocaust-doubting rhetoric”. This situation is similar in others countries of the region. Far-right parties are winning voters in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Bulgary.

Holland said that the causes of the rising of the far-right Eurosceptic parties in Europe are diverse –like the nationalism caused by a not-planned immigration policy, the problematic relation with Islam, and conservatism associated to ageing of the population among others-.

That situation -said the article- could be the same in other countries with leftist “Eurosceptic” parties that could win more seats in the European parliament. The president of France Franรงoise Hollande, warns about the risks for Europe if these parties have a big presence in the European parliament “It would be a regression and a threat of paralysis” said the French president.


This statement was given to Holland in a context of rising of NF in polls and next to a cantonal election in France that gives the majority to this party.


link of the original article in theguardian.com/uk