Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie.

Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie.

Far-right parties are surging across Europe — and young voters are buying in.

Many parties with anti-immigrant agendas are even seeing support from first-time young voters in the upcoming June 6-9 European Parliament election.

In Belgium, France, Portugal, Germany and Finland, younger voters are backing anti-immigration and anti-establishment parties in numbers equal to and even exceeding older voters, analyses of recent elections and research of young people’s political preferences suggest.

In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration far-right Freedom Party won the 2023 election on a campaign that tied affordable housing to restrictions on immigration — a focus that struck a chord with young voters. In Portugal, too, the far-right party Chega, which means “enough” in Portuguese, drew on young people’s frustration with the housing crisis, among other quality-of-life concerns.

The analysis also points to a split: While young women often reported support for the Greens and other left-leaning parties, anti-migration parties did particularly well among young men. (Though there are some exceptions. See France, below, for example.)

  • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    7 months ago

    Unfortunately, American politics is so toxic, its infected nearly every country its come into contact with.

    Understanably, american money and election interference is the reason European politics is becoming more americanised. For example, it was regan who radicalised thatcher. It was American and Russian dark money that funded vote leave (brexit). It was the CIA who funded far right groups all over Europe. Its American, far right Christian groups who try to lobby to take away reproductive freedom for women etc. etc.

    America is empire now and no ones laughing anymore.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      7 months ago

      Must suck living in a place with 450 million people none of which can think for themselves and instead are just vessels for the thoughts of other civilizations

      Own up to your own crap if you want to fix it, or don’t own it and blame foreigners. See if I care.

          • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            7 months ago

            Again, said without a hint of irony. Please get some self awareness before replying again. Youre taking the sport out of it.

            Some of us are capable of holding all the contributing factors in their heads and not just ignore the ones they dont want to talk about. It doesn’t mean we don’t have our own problems but it also doesn’t mean that there isn’t another very serious problem at hand.

              • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                7 months ago

                Clearly you think yourself far smarter than you are. Especially considering you can’t even see yourself fall foul of the fallacy you claim to see. As adorable as it is, I remember when I first found out about fallacies too, its a bit boring and it wouldn’t make me wrong either. That is if you bothered learning any of the other fallacies.

                Let me help you, as you’re clearly struggling here: why is it that only the Europeans, in this instance, that have to own their crap? Why are we not allowed to consider any other contributing factors? How is me mentioning another factor, while not denying the problems at home, not owing it?

                It doesn’t make sense does it?

                  • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    7 months ago

                    Bless your little heat. Like I said, I remember when I first discovered fallacies too. So, I understand why you think they’re news for other people. Ironically though, again, you forgot the fallacy fallacy.

                    As in, even if you weren’t wildly wrong and falling foul of the very fallacy you claim to see, it still wouldn’t make my position wrong.

                    So, rather than post things you clearly don’t understand, why not engage the subject?

                    Lol jk, anyone reading this will know why you can’t.

    • WAKEUPWAKEUPWAKEUP@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      7 months ago

      Europe has had so many far right groups throughout history and they haven’t gone anywhere. You can definitely think of a few in recent history, not even mentioning Russia. You can just dismiss this away as some foreign influence, this is a problem the world is facing and it’s a problem with me and you.

      • undergroundoverground@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        I don’t think I dismissed it but mearly made sure that all the factors leading to it were included. In fact, its people taking issue with me mentioning them who are dismissing things they dont like. If you’re in denial about that, then you’re probably in detail about how much of an influence America was on Hitler too.

        For sure, its not like we need any help with making far right groups. However, we have help making them none the less.

        I mean, maybe the rise of the far right in America and then a similar rise across the world, with a sufficient lag time, is completely unrelated. Maybe operation galdio didn’t do exactly what it set out to do. Maybe its better to blame people for the additional effect it has on them, outside of their control. I mean, that would be very in keeping with far right thinking.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      You keep missing a few key words. American Corporations and Global Billionaires. Our politicians and far right think tanks have their marching orders. They aren’t the driving force themselves.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          7 months ago

          I think it’s pretty clear the rich people fucked them up too. The working class isn’t chomping at the bit to go oppress people. The Royal Navy literally abducted sailors to keep it’s empire going, and Rome forced “barbarians” into the military to create a civil military divide that protected Italians from really feeling the cost. But then that system killed the Republic, and later the Western Roman Empire.

          Workers want two things. To provide for their loved ones and to have a bit of time they can enjoy with their loved ones. The ideas of imperialism and especially radical conservatism have to be jammed down their throats from day 1 of school. That takes money and influence. You know who has money and influence?

          It ain’t the people.

            • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              7 months ago

              Yeah. If we could get more people realizing that then maybe we could get representatives that are willing to hold the executive to account and not just play partisan games.

    • Serinus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      Those are quite some claims. Some I’ve never heard of.

      You’ll have to excuse me for being skeptical.