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Groypers: the alt-right group pulled into the foreground
The Explainer The network is led by alt-right activist Nick Fuentes
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why is the England flag so controversial?
The Explainer St George's Cross is appearing on streets across the country
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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Tommy Robinson: a timeline of legal troubles
The Explainer Far-right leader has relied on donations from supporters to fight numerous court cases dating back 20 years
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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Who and what is behind the Epping hotel protests?
The Explainer More than 17 people have been arrested in a series of protests outside a hotel in Essex
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Are we facing a summer of riots?
Today's Big Question Anti-immigrant unrest in Essex has sparked fears of a summer of disorder
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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To ban or not to ban AfD? German democracy at a crossroads
Talking Point Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the country's main opposition party a right-wing extremist group
By The Week UK Published
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How the woke right gained power in the US
Under the radar The term has grown in prominence since Donald Trump returned to the White House
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Marine Le Pen: will her conviction fuel the far-right?
Talking Point With National Rally framing their ex-leader as a political martyr, is French court ruling an own goal for democracy?
By Genevieve Bates Published
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What does the Le Pen verdict mean for the future of French politics?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Convicted of embezzlement and slapped with a five year ban on running for public office, where does arch-conservative Marine Le Pen go from here — and will the movement she leads follow?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Romania's election chaos risks international fallout
IN THE SPOTLIGHT By barring far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from the country's upcoming electoral re-do, Romania places itself in the center of a broader struggle over European ultra-nationalism
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Germany's conservatives win power amid far-right gains
Speed Read The party led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election; the primary voter issues were the economy and immigration
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Germany's elections: from dull to high drama
The Explainer Surge of far-right AfD threatens to upend mainstream coalition politics
By The Week UK Published
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Germany breaks its far-right taboo
In the Spotlight An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher immigration laws
By The Week UK Published
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Austria's new government: poised to join Putin's gang
Talking Point Opening for far-right Freedom Party would be a step towards 'the Putinisation of central Europe'
By The Week UK Published
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