Could Trump’s victory herald populist wave?

After electoral upsets in U.S. and Britain, frustration with the political status quo – over issues from immigration to inequality – is likely to influence polls across Europe in the coming months

Britain: Nigel Farage, acting leader of UK Independence Party and one of architects of Brexit vote, has hailed Trump’s victory as “supersized Brexit”

Austria – Dec 4
Victory of Norbert Hofer of Freedom Party over Green Party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen in presidential elections could bring to power first far-right leader of western Europe since World War II

Italy – Dec 4 
Failure by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to win crucial referendum on constitutional reform, could push anti-establishment Five Star Movement of Beppe Grillo closer to reins of power

Netherlands – Mar 15, 2017
Geert Wilders, leader of anti-Islam Freedom Party who wants to emulate Britain with “Nexit” vote, running neck-
and-neck with Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberals (VVD) in polls ahead of parliamentary elections

France –  May 7, 2017
Marine Le Pen, leader of far-right National Front, far outpolls President François Hollande ahead of springtime
elections. Fewer people now rule out her chances of victory after Trump upset

Germany – autumn 2017
Frauke Petry, whose Alternative for Germany (AfD) has hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in series of regional elections this year, is climbing in opinion polls ahead of national elections next year

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