Across Europe, far-right parties have been able to strike a chord with young voters.
to prevent a predicted far-right surge during the 2019 European Parliament elections, they wouldn’t necessarily be compelled to do so again five years later. If anything, many analysts warned in the days and weeks leading up the vote, many of them would end up voting, which are poised to make up the largest grouping in the next European Parliament, the radical right made historic gains—enough to throw the bloc’s biggest powers, France and Germany, off balance.
Such an outcome would have been unthinkable just five years ago, when young Europeans were thought to be more likely toat a far-right politician than vote for one. While this shift to the far right can be explained by a number of factors—not least thethat have hit Europe’s Gen-Z and younger Millennials particularly hard—many observers credit the far right’s social media prowess for their success with younger voters.
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