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International Trump support reflects a global phenomenon: The hard right, once fringe, is gaining power and popularity across Europe, Latin America and elsewhere.
Why it matters: Immigration, inflation and the rising cost of climate policy are creating potent new targets for populism, the Economist reports.
Zoom in: In Europe, nationalist or far-right parties are growing in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and even Finland and Sweden.
Newish democracies “that for decades lacked big nationalist parties — Portugal, Romania and Spain — now have them,” the Economist adds.
It’s also true in Latin America: Tucker Carlson just traveled to Argentina to interview Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist” (radical libertarian) who came out of nowhere to become the favorite in next month’s presidential election.
Right-wing populists have made inroads in Chile, Paraguay and El Salvador, often with tough-on-crime messages, AP reports.
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/18/trump-global-right-2024-election
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