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Victoire Delage: “Why the Nordic countries of the European Union are swinging to the right”

2023-04-25T13:48:39.700Z


FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - The recent victories of right-wing parties in the Finnish and Swedish legislative elections reflect a change in voters' concerns, analyzes the head of research at Fondapol. And a deep identity malaise in these countries.


Victor Delage is responsible for studies at the Foundation for Political Innovation (think-tank).

In particular, Fondapol published, in January 2023, a study entitled

"

Danish immigration policy: a consensual closure

"

, under the direction of Dominique Reynié.

The hypothesis of a rightwardization of the Nordic countries of the European Union, historically predominantly social-democratic, is confirmed in the light of recent electoral results.

On April 4, in Finland, the right-wing National Coalition Party came out on top in the general elections, with 48 deputies, closely followed by the Party of Finns, a populist, anti-immigration and eurosceptic formation which achieved the best score. in its history, with 46 seats.

The Social Democrats, in power for four years, only come in third place, with 43 deputies.

In the wake of his appointment, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, leader of the right-wing coalition, said he was not ruling out an alliance…

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Source: lefigaro

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