EU threatened by ‘rampant right-wing populism’, warns German think tank

Right-wing populist parties have established themselves with solid electorates in almost all European countries, representing a growing threat for next year’s EU elections, according to a study by the German Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

The vice-president of the European Socialist Party, Jean-Christophe Cambadelis, warned against the rise of extremism at the EU elections in May 2014, after the french far right appeared leading the polls in France.

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