EU right-wing populist parties Europe’s right-wing populists, which now represent almost one in five EU citizens, hope that European Parliament elections in May will send the bloc in a new political direction 964 Seats held in national governments 72 Seats held in European Parliament 1. GERMANY Alternative for Germany Seats in national parliament: 91 / 709 MEPs: 7 Eurosceptic, reform or leave European Union 2. FRANCE Rassemblement National 7 / 577 15 Hard Eurosceptic, anti-immigration 3. ITALY Lega 125 / 630 6 Oppose “EU superstate” 4. POLAND Law and Justice 237 / 460 16 Anti-federalist 5. NETHERLANDS Forum for Democracy 2 / 150 Eurosceptic, support referendum, anti-immigration 6. BELGIUM Vlaams Belang 6 / 124 1 Eurosceptic, repatriate immigrants who “reject” Flemish culture 7. CZECH REP. Ano 78 / 200 2 Reform EU, oppose deeper European integration 8. SWEDEN Sweden Democrats 62 / 349 Want referendum on EU membership 2 9. HUNGARY Fidesz 133 / 199 11 Nationalist, anti-Muslim migration, oppose greater EU integration Jobbik 26 / 199 1 Anti-Roma, anti-Semitic 10. AUSTRIA Freedom Party of Austria 51 / 183 4 Hard Eurosceptic 11. BULGARIA United Patriots 27 / 240 1 Ultra-nationalist 12. DENMARK Danish People’s Party 37 / 179 3 Eurosceptic, anti-Islam 13. FINLAND Blue Reform 18 / 200 Eurosceptic, reform EU 14. SLOVAKIA Slovak National Party 15 / 150 Ultra-nationalist People’s Party Our Slovakia 14 / 150 Far-right, neo-Nazi 15. LITHUANIA Order and Justice 7 / 141 2 Eurosceptic, anti-establishment 16. SLOVENIA Slovenian National Party 4 / 90 Eurosceptic, nationalist 17. LATVIA National Alliance 13 / 100 1 Eurosceptic, anti-federalist, reform EU 18. ESTONIA Conservative People’s Party of Estonia 7 / 101 Eurosceptic 19. LUXEMBOURG Alternative Democratic Reform Party 4 / 60 Eurosceptic, reform EU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sources: Most recent national election results, Politico, Spiegel Online, University of Bremen © GRAPHIC NEWS