After setbacks across Europe, is the populist far right losing ground?
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Recent elections and a referendum in France, Slovenia, and Italy have resulted in setbacks for populist far-right parties. In France, centrist and left-leaning candidates won key mayoral races, preventing the far-right National Rally from gaining ground. Slovenia's parliamentary election saw the liberal Freedom Movement defeat the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party. Italian voters rejected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's judicial reforms in a constitutional referendum. While these results suggest the far-right may be struggling to translate momentum into victories, analysts caution against drawing definitive long-term conclusions about a broader trend across Europe. The outcomes are viewed as potentially isolated incidents rather than a clear sign of decline.
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AI-ExtractedIn France, the RN failed to win in Marseille, Toulon, and Nimes.
Voters dealt a blow to right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a constitutional referendum in Italy.
Liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement edged out the right-wing former Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s Slovenian Democratic Party in Slovenia's election.
Centrist and left-leaning forces won in Paris and Lyon during local elections.
The far right didn’t collapse but seems to have hit a ceiling in major cities while expanding its base elsewhere.
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