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Frank Furedi (R) and Matthew Karnitsching at the May 20, 2026 launch of the book In Defence of Populism

Populism: A Way of Doing Politics That Is Here To Stay

Javier Villamor May 21, 2026

The launch of Hungarian-British sociologist Frank Furedi’s new book evolved into a much broader discussion about representation, elites, and the traditional political system.

The voting session of the EP Plenary session in Strasbourg on April 29, 2026

EU Parliament Majority Insists on Stripping Patriots of Funding Without Evidence of Wrongdoing

Tamás Orbán April 29, 2026

A resolution adopted in the plenary calls for taking “all necessary measures” even before the investigation concludes, as the financial “witch hunt” against the Patriots group intensifies.

AfD merchandise, including a shirt with the portrait of the party's top candidate for regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, is on display in the Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, during a regional party congress on April 11, 2026.

Establishment Parties Push Through Reform To Curb Surging AfD

Zoltán Kottász April 24, 2026

German mainstream parties are trying to weaken the rising AfD with a sweeping reform of parliamentary rules in Saxony-Anhalt.

German Establishment Willing To Commit Crime To Limit AfD Ability To Govern

Michael Curzon November 4, 2025

Officials are so convinced of their righteousness that they don’t mind discussing these options in public.

It’s Still East … and West Germany

F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. October 22, 2025

If East Germans had not felt—and rightly so—that for too many years, all decisions were made by West Germans, less estrangement would likely have resulted.

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

Sabine Beppler-Spahl September 25, 2025

Today’s attempts to ban AfD represent something unprecedented: a governing elite attempting to eliminate its primary opposition to preserve its own power.

The AfD’s Western Breakthrough: How Germany’s Establishment Lost Control

Sabine Beppler-Spahl September 17, 2025

The elections in North Rhine-Westphalia prove the catastrophic failure of establishment anti-populist strategy.

Czech Ruling Parties Team Up Against Sovereigntists Ahead of October Elections

Zoltán Kottász August 26, 2025

Andrej Babiš’ sovereignist-Eurosceptic ANO leads in the polls and is poised for a return to power.

Tag: establishment parties

Populism: A Way of Doing Politics That Is Here To Stay

EU Parliament Majority Insists on Stripping Patriots of Funding Without Evidence of Wrongdoing

Establishment Parties Push Through Reform To Curb Surging AfD

German Establishment Willing To Commit Crime To Limit AfD Ability To Govern

It’s Still East … and West Germany

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

The AfD’s Western Breakthrough: How Germany’s Establishment Lost Control

Czech Ruling Parties Team Up Against Sovereigntists Ahead of October Elections

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