this is bbc world news. the headlines: the chancellor of austria, sebastian kurz, has called an early election, hours after the resignation of his vice chancellor. heinz—christian strache resigned over an undercover video which shows him discussing government contracts in return for campaign support. australian prime minister, scott morrison, has pulled off a surpise win in the country's general election. opposition labour leader, bill shorten, admitted defeat after the governing centre—right coalition performed better than expected. morrison said he always believed in miracles. leaders of nationalist and far—right parties from across europe have promised to reshape the continent after the eu parliamentary election later this month. the main speaker at the rally in milan was the italian deputy

prime minister, matteo salvini. the final of the 64th eurovision song contest is underway in tel aviv. the favourites include the netherlands and sweden, and there will also be a performance by madonna. now on bbc news, the rise of the right in europe — our world reports on those celebrating the success of populist parties and those fighting to stop it. here's jean mackenzie. across europe, the far right is on the rise, taking on governments, promising to end migration and shake up the eu. i don't want to be part of the minority in my own country. are these parties fueling hate? i think their aims are absolutely dangerous. i'm jean mackenzie and i'm

travelling through the continent to try and understand their success. meeting people behind the movements, and those fighting to stop them. we march for europe. let's go. with european elections up ahead, a nationalist alliance is forming. they are saying we are living in a dictatorship, that there is less and less freedom day by day. will this change europe as we know it? a saturday evening in april, and amidst tight security, germany's far—right party, the afd, the alternative for deutschland, kicks off its campaign.

support for the afd exploded during the german national elections 18 months ago. it ended parliament for the first time as germany's largest opposition party. part of a new wave of nationalism, populism is spreading across europe. the party has capitalised on the migrant crisis of 2015 and on angela merkel‘s decision to take in over a million refugees. i'm heading to leipzig in former east germany, where the party has the most support. julian? thank you. julian runs the youth wing here. are these your posters that have been graffitied out on the street? deutsch. . . ? deutschland verrecke. what does this mean? uh, "die, germany!" we here have a big left

scene here in leipzig, and yeah, they don't like us. we went to the afd's election launch. something they said there was that germany had been colonised by islam, colonised by africa, you agree with that? your opponents call you racist. these views make many here bristle, germans are acutely aware of their past and some find the parallels deeply troubling. francisca left the afd concerned it was becoming more extreme. the most extreme ideology is that there are good persons and bad persons,

not because of their behaviour, but of their genetic code. and if you are arabic, then you are worth less than a good, white german. that ideology exists? that ideology dominates the party. far—right ideas are gathering momentum in germany, but what happens when the populists have the power? hungary is the country so many of these parties look up to. led for almost a decade by the ardent nationalist viktor orban. here, eu election posters tell people to support his long—running plan to stop immigration.

instead, orban supports large families. hungarians take their swimming very seriously, a few more so than the gabbel family. the family are just as passionate about their government, orban's party has absolute popular support here in hungary and absolute majority in government.

the couple have benefited from a government scheme that gives money to families with three children or more. the country orban built is deeply divided, with the prime minister accused of corruption and eroding people's democratic rights. here in the village of kubekhaza, the mayor is one of the leader's most outspoken critics. the government has stopped you money?

what has viktor orban changed in this country since he took power? across europe, far—right populist parties are tapping into a deep—rooted dissatisfaction, appealing to people who feel they've been ignored.

i'm in one of the most rural parts of estonia, the far—right party ekre has just surged here in a surprising election. and i've come to meet a farmer and fisherman who voted for them. life out here jars with the country's recent success. after decades of soviet

rule, estonia's economy is finally booming — s haven for start—ups and new technology. liberal values now well—established. but today, they're being tested. the far right‘s success has just bought them a place in government, part of a new coalition. known for their racist remarks, the party campaigned to end same—sex marriage and free abortions. it's attacked doctors, immigrants, judges and journalists. and as its leaders are sworn into power, they give the white nationalist salute. are you excited that ekre is now in government?

these nationalist far—right parties are surging across europe. when we see them successful in one country, then voters in other countries say ok, well, if these parties are successful here, then that is fine. they are ok to vote for. there is a so—called domino effect. they have a common enemy, the eu. with elections up ahead, they've sensed an opportunity to work together. these parties are now saying we want to revolt from within. we want to get in the european parliament in order to change europe and take europe to a direction that nationalist parties would be happy with. they are creating a new far—right bloc in the european parliament to be led by italy's deputy prime minister, matteo salvini. top of the list of things to change

— europe's stance on immigration. hungary was at the forefront of the refugee crisis as a route into the eu. most people were just passing through, but within weeks, orban built a fence to get them out. ever since migrants have been the enemy here. still, the target in his election campaign. these posters are absolutely everywhere. voters are being bombarded with this message to stop migration. and this is a country where last year, there were fewer than 700 asylum seekers. back in the border town of kubekhaza, i'm taken to where the fence begins — hungary's border with serbia and rumania. here, it acts as little more than a symbolic gesture. it's just this bit.

this is a propaganda tv. every day, every minute. this is state tv? yeah, yeah, yeah. most of hungary's media has some link to the government and migrant stories are constantly in the news. what do you hear on the news about what is happening in western europe?

similar messages are being pushed out by populist parties across europe. when franziska worked for the afd in germany, it was herjob to produce this content. i worked, for example, in press information and they say, "that's not strong enough, fix it a little bit. "be creative."

i would say, "ok, that's not correct anymore." "you will find the solution." so they know, do they, that they are lying to people? the politicians, yes. the members, not. that is the problem. everything the afd tells them is absolutely right. some of the information that afd has put out on social media channels, particularly when it comes to statistics relating to foreigners or migrants, has been proven to be incorrect. there was one which said that migrant rapes in bavaria had gone up 91% in a year. that was proven to be incorrect. this here. rapes increased because of refugees.

have you ever given out incorrect information to make a political point? in a short space of time, the afd have changed the conversation around migration in germany and there are concerns this is emboldened in more extreme groups. nationalist ideas are becoming more and more prominent. it's becoming more and more legitimate to openly express them and that opens pandora's box. this is alex, an activist in the far right group in europe generation identity. while they share the afd's ideas on immigration, some of their ideas are more extreme.

banned on facebook, they share their message on youtube. it's now emerged that the man behind the christchurch mosque shootings donated to them. yesterday we made a video about self—tattooing. not looking really pretty but it's just the period, you know? we say ok, germany shall be the country of the natives. let's start a re—migration. that means everybody that is not allowed to be in germany, then he has to go back. we are taken to their headquarters. i am jean, nice to meet you. what do you mean by that?

generation identity is currently being monitored by intelligence services and i want to ask alex about his group's links to the new zealand shootings. what happened in christchurch was really terrible. it's got nothing to do with generation identity. but some of the ideas you promote about migration and about migrants not necessarily belonging, can you not see that they might lead to some people acting out violently towards those people? if a freak takes ideas from every, every area that he can find, then it's not the idea. the problem is the freak. the hungarian prime minister has waged war with the eu. but his nationalist vision for the country is alienating many young hungarians. in budapest, i meet with this young woman who grew up here. everything has gone wrong

in the last few years. i feel frustrated and sad a lot and that's why i think it's difficult to live here. i have so many friends and most of them live in copenhagen, amsterdam, london. they've left hungary? yeah. hundreds of thousands of young people have left hungary since viktor orban came to power and many of the protests in budapest have been defaced. stop immigration, they now read. i'm thinking about moving to another country. i am actually not considering to raise a kid here. hungary is not seen as a democratic country anymore. no. i have my right to vote but when i go to vote, it isn't worth that much. i'm the minority who sees

the word and knows that things can be different. i shouldn't be driven away from here. we certainly fear that basically the country or the government is forcing me to move somewhere else but of course, i also care about the country and i feel like people should also stay here and try to do something. europe stands by your side. we stand by your side. you are not alone. 15 years to the day that hungary joined the eu and the fight is on. the country has a new young opposition. we decided to do a march standing up for the values, european values. i wouldn't say we are not living in a dictatorship but there is less and less people expect freedom day by day. a lot of people live in fear. if they speak up, they are going to lose theirjob. if they go to a demonstration,

their family will be harassed, their businesses will shut down. we march for progress, for unity. we much for europe. let's go. the key for the populace is that they act upon the fears and emotions of the people, especially those ones who disagree with the system and you have a right to be afraid, you have a right to hate what is happening around you but those populist answers, will not solve your problems. still shaken by the recent election, in tallinn, there is a more gentle protest. entrepreneur karoli has staged this concert hoping to heal some of the country's wounds. what is happening in the world in general is a very strong identity crisis,

people who have been more left behind whose voices have not been heard, have somehow found their voice in populism. i think we need to work together, not to oppose and say 100,000 people who voted for one party somehow made a wrong choice, but what drove them there and how to get the results back. do you worry that some of the extreme language, more extreme policies, could be divisive and dangerous for estonia ? as i spend more time with indrek, it becomes clear he disagrees with some of his party's hard—line viewers. if you don't like the extreme side of the party and some of the things it stands for and is doing to estonia, why do you still support it?

much of the support for the far right in europe began as a protest by those who felt they had nowhere else to turn. but as nationalism gathers momentum across the continent, it threatens to shake the european union to its core. the line between what is mainstream and what is extreme is no longer clear—cut and that is the biggest danger for our liberal democracies. how would you like germany to change? are you proud to be german? yeah. to be proud about your country is something that for me doesn't make any sense at all. i can't be proud of being hungarian

and because i can't be proud of having blue eyes or whatever. what does it mean to you to be german? after what was a warm and mostly sunny few days across scotland and

northern ireland, saturday was a lot colder. temperatures ii to 13 colder. temperatures 11 to 13 degrees with cloud and rain but over the next few days we will see spells of sunshine. that will trigger some heavy showers. starts misty on sunday morning. get the sunshine coming through and you can see how the showers develop. they will stick around, slow—moving, heavy, potentially thundery. temperatures higher than they were on saturday in northern ireland, 20 degrees in the south—east. warming the sunshine. in no man's land at the moment, mind you high pressure coming in from the atlantic, lower pressure over the new continent and we are in between. it is the warmth that will trigger some slow—moving showers again. there will be some mist and fog patches, you can see how those showers develop in northern ireland, north—eastern scotland and perhaps across more eastern parts of england

although their position is subject to change. temperatures are not changing a lot, quite warm in the sunshine and light winds. what happens as we head into tuesday is the lower pressure heads away to the east. that higher pressure gets closer but we still have a weather front across central and northern scotland. he had the showers turn into longer spells of rain, may one 01’ into longer spells of rain, may one or two showers across scotland and northern ireland but generally across england few if any showers at all. when is quite light so it will feel warm in the sunshine, temperatures as high as 20 or 21 celsius. in the atlantic there is an area of low pressure. that is not behaving very far, these weather fronts are heading our way slowly but surely. we start with one or two mist and fog patches on wednesday. that rain moving away for most of scotland. we should have a dry day in many parts of the country. it does cloud over across wales, the

southwest and northern ireland. rain arriving in the day. 6 degrees in belfast, ran 18 or 19 in norwich. you can see low pressure has not moved very far. there's weather whether france are moving northwards and most of the rain, the cold front moving eastwards across england and wales. some sunshine either side. but for northern england, for scotla nd but for northern england, for scotland and northern ireland, much more cloud around, some outbreaks of rain too. still reasonable temperatures, not particularly cold aircoming ourway and temperatures, not particularly cold air coming our way and if you get some sunshine you feel the benefits of that warmth. end of the week there is another area of low pressure that looks like it will run across pressure that looks like it will run a cross m ost pressure that looks like it will run across most southern parts of the uk on friday. wetter and perhaps windy weather for a on friday. wetter and perhaps windy weatherfor a time. on friday. wetter and perhaps windy weather for a time. that looks like it should head away into the new continent on saturday. we have the jet stream on here and that is taking a dive across siberia, western parts of europe, so we're getting on the colder side of that

jet stream. this is cold air coming down from the north and we are left with more than a north or north—westerly wind as the week and goes on and as we start early into the following week. this is the outlook and this is how it will feel, colder, still some sunshine. southern parts of england should escape most of the showers but when they arrive some of them could be heavy.

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines at ten. australian prime minister, scott morrison, claims victory for his centre—right coalition government — in a shock result at the country's federal polls. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. the shadow brexit secretary — sir keir starmer — says to break the brexit impasse, the government should commit to another referendum in the withdrawal agreement bill. the austrian chancellor calls a snap election hours