Tag: far-right
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Neo-Nazism in the armed forces: France’s latest military scandal is symptomatic of its complacency over the far right
CN: this article mentions far-right slurs OPINION An investigation led by Mediapart has revealed that at least 50 soldiers from various regiments of the French army have been found displaying neo-Nazi behaviour, in a pattern becoming worryingly more ubiquitous in the Hexagone. Behaviours included the displaying of the swastika ensign in barracks, photographs with flags of…
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Former far-right Vox MP investigated for sex crime
REPORT Sexual violence strikes Spanish politics again, as former far-right Vox MP, Carlos Fernández-Roca Suárez, is investigated for a sexual offence. On 13th November 2020 Fernández-Roca announced his resignation from Spain’s Parliament using a now-deleted Twitter account, following the accusation: ‘On Wednesday, after learning of the complaint made against me, I immediately and voluntarily made myself…
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Can Hungary’s rainbow coalition bring down Orbán’s regime in 2022?
OPINION The vast majority of popular opposition parties will run in Hungary’s 2022 national parliamentary elections as a coalition, with a joint program, a single Prime Minister candidate, and only one local candidate per voting district. With this, they hope to oust Viktor Orbán, whose latest stretch as Prime Minister began in 2010. A collective…
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An interview with Polish abortion rights protesters: ‘the Church and politicians will kill women in Poland’
INTERVIEW As Poland’s right-wing PiS (Law and Justice) government puts on hold the implementation of a new court ruling that would outlaw almost all abortions, Politika News talks to Polish women who have been protesting over the last week. They try to put into words their anger and fatigue, as well as what life for…
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