Anti-Establishment Parties

How Europe’s populists can win by losing

The European Parliament elections this May have been described as a make-or-break moment for the future of the European project – and for good reason. With plans to form a populist united front, Eurosceptic parties need only capture one-third of parliamentary seats to bring EU governance to a crawl.

The radical right comes to Spain

After this week's election in Spain, the far-right party Vox now has its first MPs. But it is too early to say if we are seeing a resurgence of Spanish nationalism. 

Bannon sets his eyes on Spain

Spain's far-right party Vox draws the country into the continent's growing anti-European league

Macron’s European ambition begins in the Balkans

Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to block accession of Macedonia and Albania to the EU have nothing to do with the Western Balkans, and everything to do with the European elections

Italy plays in the Penta League

Can the unlikely bedfellows of the Five Star Movement and the League really make government work?