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Far-right parties have been associated with anti-immigrant policies as well as opposition to globalism and European integration
They were dubbed Generation Greta – now they’re sharing memes about the Spanish dictator Franco and calling for 'remigration’. Far-right parties are surging in popularity from Romania to Spain, buoyed by Gen Z votes.
On top of that, an ideological gender gap is forming, with young men more likely to vote far right than women. What’s the far right’s appeal? And is this change really as big as it seems?
This interview is produced by ARTE and distributed in nine languages thanks to the Emove Hub project. Participating media outlets include EL PAÍS (Spain), Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Internazionale (Italy), Ir (Latvia), Kathimerini (Greece), Le Soir (Belgium) and Telex (Hungary). Each receives funding from the European Union under the European Media Hubs call, led by the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect).