Is Europe on the verge of a major shift? Will supporters of Vladimir Putin and friends of China soon have more power in the European Parliament?
According to polls ahead of the European elections, right-wing populists and nationalists are attracting more voters.
But Europe’s far-right is also seeing divisions, between the “Alternative for Germany”, AfD, and the French National Rally Party around Marine Le Pen. How extreme do EU voters want the union to be?
What alliances are being forged? Ursula von der Leyen, the Conservative President of the EU Commission, is openly courting the votes of the Italian head of government Giorgia Meloni and her ultra-right “Fratelli d'Italia”.
On To the Point, we ask: “Europe's far-right: Tempting partners for conservatives”?
Our guests:
Nadine Lindner is the Berlin correspondent for Germany’s Deutschlandfunk, specialized in East German politics and the AfD Party.
Michaela Küfner is DW News’ Chief Political Editor
Burkhard Birke is a freelance journalist. He has previously worked as a correspondent in Paris and Brussels.
Chapters:
01:30 What did the traditional parties do wrong?
02:30 People are looking for direction; they feel left alone
03:00 There are two groups on the far-right. Will they merge after the EU elections?
05:00 The upcoming EU elections are crucial
05:30 Will the far-right become even more mainstream after the European elections?
06:30 AfD leadership is under fire
07:30 There is no tumbling in AfD support in the polls
09:20 The AfD is in “panic mode” and publicly discredited
10:30 Voters are looking for a more “authoritarian style” of politics
11:40 The AfD is moving even more to the right
13:10 Will the firewall between Conservatives and AfD remain?
15:20 Why is Marine Le Pen rejecting the AfD?
16:13 The AfD is not useful for Marine Le Pen
16:40 Is Giorgia Meloni pro-European?
18:40 Ursula von der Leyen seems to be reluctant to cooperate with Marine Le Pen
20:00 Ursula von der Leyen’s “Green Deal” has lost its meaning
21:20 In the EU, compromises are a must
23:00 It will be more difficult to govern the EU after the EU elections
24:00 The EU urgently needs a reform
25:00 The upcoming elections will also be a national referendum
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27 сен 2024
