Who is voting for the far-right in Europe?

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Supporters of German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the final campaign rally before state elections in August 2024
Germany's far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) made significant gains in state elections last month
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A new generation of right-wing politicians is making steady progress across much of Europe, where, in June, far-right parties gained a record 24% of all seats in the European Parliament. In France, that result prompted Emmanuel Macron to call a snap parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) won the first round, gaining 33% of the vote (though it faltered in the second round). But the surge in support for RN reflects a wider trend across the continent?

Where else is the far–right on the rise?

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