Why the far-right is at the center of the political game and will stay there
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Why the far-right is at the center of the political game and will stay there

23 March, 2026.Europe.1 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Far-right achieved strong electoral gains in 2025 across Europe and worldwide.
  • Gains stem from opponents' weakening and a self-generated denial and violence dynamic.
  • Far-right is positioned to remain central in politics.

Far-right rise and drivers

A surge that originates from the weakening of its opponents, but also from a self-generated dynamic of denial and violence.

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Trump's return and Maduro capture

The year 2025 opened with the inauguration of Donald Trump, back at the White House with all his reactionary, identitarian and pseudo libertarian entourage from the MAGA movement Make America Great Again.

Whose latest feat is having captured President Nicolas Maduro, provoking worldwide astonishment.

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Imprisonment and framing

We do not forget him and demand his release.

The headline states that the far-right is at the center of the political game and will stay there.

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