SLOVAKIA: Setback for fascists in general election
Slovakia’s nazi and ultranationalist parties have suffered a significant setback in the country’s general election.
EYEWITNESS: fascists lead huge demo on Poland’s independence day, with Jewish and LGBT people key targets
This year’s demo came in the wake of gains for the far right in Poland’s elections, boosting the confidence of the fascist groups behind the annual march.
Fascism and the far right in Europe: country by country guide, 2019
Full country by country guide to fascism and the far right in Europe – completely revised for 2019. Includes elections table
Tommy Robinson vs the media – and the ‘great replacement’ theory that links him to Christchurch
As “Tommy Robinson” released his Panodrama video in front of up to 4,000 supporters in Salford , he was expecting the ban from Facebook that followed two days later. The launch marked an escalation of Robinson’s assault on the media. This is a battle for which he has given the same theoretical justification – the idea of a “great replacement” – that was cited by the suspect in the Christchurch massacre
ELECTION UPDATE: Far right racist Finns party just 0.1% from first place
The racist far right Finns Party has come within a whisker of winning Finland’s parliamentary elections on Sunday 14 April. Details of the results plus a guest post from Finland, by Laurens Mallinder, looking at the party’s background and its nazi links.
ANALYSIS – The street and the ballot box: Tommy Robinson and UKIP come together
A march of thousands led by “Tommy Robinson” and UKIP leader Gerard Batten marked the first outing of a new project for the far right in Britain – bringing together a racist street movement and what was once a traditional electoral party, UKIP. The move marks a new direction for the far right in Britain – but it has antecedents elsewhere…