Support for Anti-Immigrant Parties Expected to Escalate in EU
SputnikNews.com
16.03.2016
Ahead of Germany’s crucial regional elections, an offshoot of the extreme right wing Pegida movement, Legida, held a rally in Leipzig to celebrate the surge in support for the anti-immigrant party, Alternative for Germany (AfD).
A surge that Dr Sergi Pardos-Prado, expert on the impact of migration on public attitudes and politics at Oxford University, believes will escalate among some European countries.
“I believe the division of power and the frustration of public opinion is increasing — not decreasing — which will mean the support for radical right wing political parties will escalat,” Dr Pardos-Prado told Sputnik.
“The radical right is a consequence of mainstream political failure. We’re talking about the first time in history where we are more divided than ever and main stream politicians are less powerful.”
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