as from nazi dictatorship side notes that democracy was in grace of danger than at any time since world war 2. and said that today's strong nato alliance would not walk away from ukraine and its fight against russian. thank so much for watching, dw needs the why do? how many does not get drunk? why do go to the tasteful waves, squeeze all bodies. how much do we need per day press stop hans, praying for help find the offices get smoked on dw science outtake talk channel 2024 is the biggest election year in global history. and many of the several 1000000000 voters costing ballots. throwing their support behind the so called fire

rice. the fire right has gained ground in many parts of the world, particularly in europe. across the continent, far right parties have a significant foothold in many national tournaments. and some are already in power . for what role in his economics played and driving their popularity, they've been very successful, successful. and in recruiting votes from voters with low economic prospects in jobs and sectors generally decline. those economic matter of course, which it really does, particularly for those who is a q, is it drives a lot of the salience of these with our sample responses. what do the parties themselves say about the economy? you watch what happens if i, when we're going to bring those miners back, you're going to be so proud of. you have presidents, you're going to be so proud of your country in a sense that they call them me, spell them basically and extension of the culture war. and how do business leaders

feel about the prospect of governments led by the far right. if the party like you on the says, we need to get the european union, we're against european union. this is very harmful to my business answers to these questions on more on business beyond we hear the term far, right? a lot know it is. you're going to hear a lot in this episode, but what does it actually mean? and is it the right term to use in the you political parties affiliated to a group and the european parliament called identity and democracy routine, the levels as far rice, some of the themes which bind them nationalism strong, anti immigration sentiment on your skepticism. so we're talking about parties such as francis national riley, the netherlands party for freedom, along with several others across the u. many designated police prime minister, georgie and maloney and hunger was prime minister victor oregon as far right. it's

also used for germany's f d. donald trump and the mac, a movement of the us and a times even with the conservative party in the u. k. what some experts say the term fire rice doesn't work anymore. one is the political scientist pippin iris from harvard university. actually. so just basically, because i just think it's way up to us, it's an old fashion to him because europeans used to think of everything and that's brought up as into the french revolution. and that makes some sense when you had a concept of computer democrats and you had social democrats and social responses. nowadays, it's more complicated. she thinks plastic left right, divides over the economy, a gradually being superseded by a split over cultural issues. and it's a wide range of issues on issues, like, for example, abortion with the doctor's rights of the t rex nations or business customer polls and isn't human rights stuffs. there's a sense of

a strong state health. explain why you're probably more likely to hear politicians like donald trump or victor, oregon, decrying the so called woke agenda. then discussing economic policy. don't people gain tools about populism? typically they to him, but really it's about the values about the moral issues and the social issues which the boss, sante atrocity cool. so i think who's integration in europe, but many other issues that go on that. but i think nowadays, the idea of the as a simple unit dimensional left right spectrum is misleading and confused is more than actually helps us to understand why these parties appealed to a wide variety of different places. but when these parties do speak about the economy, what did they say? they obviously don't always speak with one voice, and they have their own domestic agendas. but there are some areas where that tend to agree. on. one, is a strong opposition to globalization. during his successful 2016 us presidential election campaign, donald trump topped into a parent voter frustration around

a globalized economy. our politicians have aggressively pursued a policy of globalization, moving our jobs, our wealth, and our factories to mexico and the overseas. globalization is made the financial lead, who donate to politicians very, very wealthy. i used to be one of them. others, such as francis marine le pen have used the word globalization as a catch all term to reflect many of what she sees of societies is. the political choice, so the french people will have to make this clear why most of my call is the, did he just turn to the view? but it's, are you suddenly volume, globalization and secure down to, to so, so bridge, how that see the more of the 2nd? well, again, store the economic run side, getting a large corporation and then play on a fix as the backlash against globalization has now become quite mainstream boss.

that the idea chimed strongly was an economic idea central the far right movements . national self sufficiency, the criticisms of the wind cling makes is linked to a more cultural idea of well, why don't we go back to the golden age, which has never existed of the nation state where every time pretend decide whatever they want to do from the south is not dependent on other companies, and that is obviously in english, that age has never really existed. and international trade always plays an important role for any nation state. but being opposed to globalization goes well with another thread. common to far right movements, nostalgia for old industry, and a pledge to bring it back. so there's a host of research showing all these voters low and middle class where i can gloss, have experienced stages,

anxieties in the sense that they are in jobs that come with the pressure from being das realization, from technological change from globalization. trump himself said he was going to stand for the coal mine, those virginia after the rust belt in michigan. and it does not send that to play with the space. um, people own said, well look, you probably compet store manufacturing industry, but at least fix for us. these makes all concerns. another part of the empty globalization backlash among fire right movements is opposition to multilateralism . in europe, that typically means fierce opposition to the, you know, used to be an agreement, for example, about your benefits to be in the open union. and there was probably, there's a question about that. the idea is you'd have free markets and you have a union and you just have basically a variety of different standards as well. it could be set. and to be recognized within that. since the 2016 briggs of both various far right parties in europe afflicted with n t e. you positions. although some notice of softening,

since the turbulence of the u. k is excess or not all firewood parties. if you up do you mind, for example, the end of the european union. don't tell me, let me for instance, pass the depth to had a job for which and this trying to change. do you union comb with the end seems to be much more mainstream than what was expected. and i made a payment in funds also have stuff to work like against them. leave the west making payment, leaving the you picking it, but it sort of again for you, you can get get one party who is on t e u position has not softened. much is germany's alternative for deutschland or the f d. currently, the 2nd most popular party in the country going by opinion polls that party was founded in 2013, in response to the your as own crisis. understandably as fiercely your a skeptic roots, which is held onto, was also developing a broader nationalistic,

anti immigration philosophy. if they are still explicitly by the color, i think i'd have sort of not told down the language both towards the opinion. they have to extend regularly tests the prospect of a referendum on germany's a membership. it also wants the country to leave the your currency area and those positions have in times the parties, popularity since july 2022 support for the f d. a nationwide opinion polls more than doubled to a high of 22 percent in january 2024. that's come down by a few points since the party is currently the 2nd most popular in germany. but the f d is beset by controversy. they are officially designated as a suspected extremist organization. this year, there have been huge protests calling for them to be fund. one of the main reasons was a secret meeting. the party was involved in last november with several right wing

extremists. among the report, the topics a plan for the mass deportation of foreigners and even german citizens with a foreign background. the controversies have given lead to the f. d. been ostracized by others on the european side, right. they were recently kicked out of the european parliament grouping for fire. right parties should have comments made by one of their leading candidates for that parliament which appeared to play down. nazi war crimes is becoming ever more why they collide with other forward pockets in europe. each other and trying to become more mainstream in that for to appeal triple bonuses. we asked the if the, for an interview about their economic policies and where the party did offer us the chance to speak one of their, i mean peas. they want to, to approve any answers. we used for the interview and we instead send a list of questions to the party press office, a spokesperson responded. we just don't feel comfortable talking to d, w. the party lists many of it's key economic policies on its website among their

most prominent positions reduce via t and don't increase taxes. overall, the german tech system and leave the euro is on. critics say their economic policies would not benefit their voters. for right parties, a fast resistance from business elsewhere, but in the case of maloney initially on oregon and hungry. they have also found ways to work with business. and business has found ways to work with them. so there is and then because relationship with business on the one hand business may well side with around the christ, when it comes to taxation on when it comes to welfare. if we look so hungry. what, what audubon did was to introduce a flat tax and the league wants to introduce a flop tax. they cancel fiscal reasons, maloney wants to lower taxes and low and also minimum income scheme. um, in the interest of business. yes. internationally oriented companies are always

likely to have a problem with far right. movements as they have to are finding out they see long, easy about the rise to ride to quite in the sense that what these parties do and, and, and trump these prob, sticking sampling disregard is to disrupt free trade by stimulating a turn towards economic protectionism. and economic nationalism, which is all the interests of export oriented companies. the rise of the far right in europe has raised the spectra of the 19 twenties and 19 thirties and economic crises such as unemployment, hyperinflation have bringing factors through. but there are 2 key differences between the economies of the 19 twenties and the 2020s, employment and welfare. while inflation is still high. surprising the have why the a labor problem in europe. so unemployment is very low. and, and companies, uh, we do use searching for a thoughtful leap. so that's

a big difference here. the examples of the have a difference to that as telling computing. it is the sort of social wealth and structures in here, a very strong and there was a big pun, demik support package, trying to make sure both for companies but ultimately depend on us citizens to try to make sure to prevent exactly this sort of sliding down into unemployment sliding down into one of the clients of and then to buy that to let's ation. however, it's an economic crisis. we're to emerge. the threatened employment of the capacity of states to provide welfare far right parties are well place to capitalize. that's obviously a nice man that is haunting new positions today to make some requirements or even, and the comic downtime. not as big. i think, not because of the 29 could repeated so it could lead to devise. so i'm going to in parties to up for now far, right parties in europe and elsewhere,

a thriving on issues away from the economy. and when you look at um, the district. yes, many of the economic issues are a positive, the teams that they not really the mainstream theme in many, many cases, it's the calculations which is where they have been brought to where they have issue ownership, where they really manage to stare our passions and still not that, that they support, which becomes all assume that it was conscious. there's a famous phrase attributed to the american political strategist, james carville, the economy stupid. which means that it's the economy which matters most of orders even when that's not all, was readily apparent on the rise of the far right. suggest us. it's the culture of stupid, maybe a more appropriate political aphorism for our present age, of discord and division. not that the economy will ever be too far away either. thanks for watching until the next time. take care the

this week around 370000000 people in the 27 countries of the you will be voting in the european solomon's elections. and the run up plenty of speculation, but the far right might increase its tale of seats and exerted a great influence on how the use spends its money, but low as it passes. and what foreign agreements subsides service takes a high and there's complex home found in brussels. there's been plenty of nervous tension among keith politicians. we talk to 2 of them. monford vapor leader is the largest political grouping center right here, fee, and people's policy about his predictions. his worries on the death of credible leadership in europe because vera euro boss.