Rise of Right in Europe

"Right", an ideology which is firstly used in Europe(France) starts deepening  its roots in  Europe because  of various economic, political and regional crisis. In today world right ideology revolves around nationalism, elitism, ethnicity, culture  and tradition.

In France, National Front, a far right party registered best score ever in the regional elections and will be one of two contenders in the second ballot for the Presidential elections in 2017. Poland, the country which has fared economically among the best in Europe – has nevertheless put in power the most right- wing government on the continent in last fall’s elections. In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, heading another extremely right- wing government, had attracted the open contempt of his fellow European leaders for his drastic antimigrant policies and his inflammatory statements. While the municipality of Vienna is now in the hands of a far- right party, the whole of Scandinavia – undoubtedly until now the most hospitable part of Europe – is now tightening the screws as populist/right  parties have gained the upper hand or are able to dictate tighter policies towards migrants in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. This rise is simply  an implication of faster technological, economic  and  geopolitical changes.

• Integration of Europe is standstill economically with the inability to move towards a banking and financial union — as Germany remains adamantly opposed to any kind of mutualisation of risk.
• Globalisation  and fast running technology are hurting especially middle class. It is not by coincidence that the National Front in France has made significant inroads into the categories of workers who have been hurt by the impact of globalisation and the loss of competitiveness of the French economy just as they were hoping to see their social status consolidated. They feel betrayed by the unions and the Socialist Party in power, which has presided over a steady increase of unemployment levels.
• People are feeling anxiety about their identity due to promotion of multiculturism and allowing jihadist propaganda to sow hatred under the guise of freedom of expression.
• There are  geopolitical disturbances in the middle east in the wake of war, which leads to exodus of million of immigrants to europe. Involvement of European countries in this war also causing disturbances by possible retaliation of marginalized and affected community.
• Also there is frustration towards the inability of the “ political elites”, of the Establishment, to provide adequate answers to the worries of the man in the street.

Conclusion:

Its every country rights to preserve its identity, culture and tradition but not at the cost of further marginalizing  outside strata. Also, Moderate forces in Europe have at long last to get out of their comfort zone, to think innovatively about responses to the questions and expectations of their people, If they want to be able to counter efficiently the populist revolt that has been let to foster. And the first priority is to restore confidence into the future by reviving economic dynamism and a sense of social resolve.

By: Vishal