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Can Europe Resist The Rise Of Radical Politics?

Published: Dec. 16, 2014, 1:05 p.m.

Swedish politics has for decades been the very model of stability. Not any longer. Earlier this month a far-right party which holds the balance of power in Sweden\u2019s parliament sided with the opposition to defeat the government. A snap election has been called, just months after the government was formed.

In Greece, where EU-imposed austerity has fuelled extreme politics, the radical left Syriza party could soon have a shot at gaining power. It is already the main opposition.

Elsewhere in Europe \u2013 in France, Spain, Hungary, Italy and elsewhere \u2013 far right and hard left parties have gained popular support and parliamentary seats, threatening the political centre. Can Europe resist the rise of radical politics?

(Photo: Shadow of Marine Le Pen. Credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)