far right

Lego parliament

Britain: Politics in crisis — prospects for the hard right and militant left

Phil Hearse examines the rapidly shifting political landscape that the increasing likelihood of a Starmer-led government is bringing about.
Hobbes

Boris Kagarlitsky: The Hobbesian world of ‘multipolarity’

Boris Kagarlitsky discusses the need for an alternative to the individualist logic of modern liberalism and the totalitarian aggressiveness of the new conservatism.
antifascist protest

Brazil: The International Antifascist Conference in Porto Alegre and the challenge of confronting the far right

Israel Dutra & Roberto Robaina — The first International Antifascist Conference will be held May 17-19, as a united initiative of the PSOL, PT, MST and several other organizations and social movements.
Luís Montenegro

Portugal: A shift to the right but an uncertain future after elections

Adriano Campos — Faced with the rise of the far right and a radicalized right government, the left has a dual mission: organise the struggle against the new government and present a credible alternative.
The Finns Party presidential candidate Jussi Halla-aho at his election reception in Helsinki on January 28, 2024.

Finland’s far right: Between scandal and mainstream

Tatu Ahponen — The Finnish government was sent into upheaval almost as soon as it was formed over revelations of racist statements by one of the coalition’s main parties – The Finns.
Against Modi

India: The challenge of the 2024 General Elections — Vote out the dictatorial Modi regime

CPI(ML) Liberation — Weaponisation of central agencies and persecution of opposition leaders has become the spearhead of Modi's desperate 2024 drive for a third term.
I International Antifascist Conference

I International Antifascist Conference: May 17-19, Porto Alegre, Brazil

From the initiative of PSOL and PT from Rio Grande do Sul, we call on international anti-fascist movements to open a dialogue that can confront the destruction that is being carried out by the far right.
Andre Ventura

Portugal: Far right surges in election

Dave Kellaway provides an initial response to the March 10 general election in Portugal, in which the far-right party Chega was the big winner of the night.
Ammar Ali Jan

Ammar Ali Jan (Haqooq-e-Khalq Party, Pakistan): ‘This punishing economic system fuels hatred against the ruling parties — and Imran Khan has been the beneficiary of this anger’

Ammar Ali Jan discusses Pakistan's recent elections, the role Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party play in Pakistani politics, and his campaign as the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party’s first election candidate.

Fascism in India has found a role model in Israel (plus: India’s port workers strike is an act of anti-colonial solidarity with Gaza)

Dipankar Bhattacharya outlines how fascism in India has found an ideological and strategic role model in Israel, while Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya notes that by refusing to load Israeli weapons, Indian workers are rebuking the colonial ideologies of Zionism and Hindu nationalism.
European parliamentary candidate Fabrice Leggeri and MP Edwige Diaz during a meeting to launch the RN’s campaign for the upcoming European elections in Marseille on March 3, 2024.

The far right has found its place in Europe’s institutions

David Broder — With ex-Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri running for the Rassemblement National in the EU elections, boundaries between mainstream institutional politics and the far right seem ever more blurred.
Santiago Abascal and Tucker Carlson

The international alliances of the Spanish far right

Nora Rodríguez & Miquel Ramos — After its poor results in the last general elections in Spain, Vox has embarked on a new international tour in a bid to reassure its partners.