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Příčiny zvyšujícího se parlamentního zastoupení evropských krajně pravicových politických stran
Causes of Increasing Parliamentary Representation of European Extreme-Right Political Parties

Author(s): Štěpán Strnad
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Politics and society, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: extreme right; political parties; elections; social crisis;

Summary/Abstract: The increasing parliamentary success of extreme-right formations became one of the most significant signals of transforming political systems in west Europe during the 80’s and 90’s. This trend is gaining its importance also in the post-communist countries nowadays. Extreme right has succeeded to occupy parliamentary seats in 14 European countries in last parliamentary elections which took place in the interval of the years 2007–2011 – Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain and Finland. The aim of the article is to assess social factors which lead to increasing election support of extreme right in current Europe.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 146-150
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech