Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right
Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party
The center-left D66 party edged the far-right party of Geert Wilders in the popular vote, giving it the first crack at forming a new government.
Far Right Projected to Lose Ground to the Center Left in Dutch Election
In a major loss for Geert Wilders’s far-right, his populist Party for Freedom was poised to lose ground to the socially progressive Democrats 66 of Rob Jetten after Wednesday’s Dutch election. Mr. Jetten, 38, could take the first chance to form a new g…
Wilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands
Geert Wilders suffered a loss of support as a center-left party staged major gains, an election result that could offer lessons for Europe’s far right.
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election
A center-left party was poised to become the country’s largest political party, according to exit polls. The anti-immigrant Party for Freedom, led by Mr. Wilders, was expected to lose 12 seats.
The Netherlands’ Election Is a Referendum on the Far Right
Geert Wilders and his far-right party blew up the Dutch governing coalition this year. Will that cost their party seats in Parliament?
Labour Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Wales Special Election
The governing party placed a distant third in a special election for a district of Wales it has dominated for a century. Plaid Cymru, a center-left Welsh nationalist party, won.
Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group
The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.
Neo-Nazi Case in UK Highlights Threat From Extreme-Right Wing Terrorism
Three men in northern England were sentenced last week for preparing acts of terrorism. Their case highlights a growing threat from right-wing extremism, experts said.
Japan Shifts Further Right With Its First Female Prime Minister
Japanese lawmakers elected the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative. Javier C. Hernández, our Tokyo bureau chief, visited several places in her home region that show how she reflects Japan’s growing far right….