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A boom in voter support has led to the far right sharing power in Austria and the
nationalist League forming a populist coalition in Italy. Spain - once thought a
barren ground for such politics - elected multiple far-right politicians to parliament
for the first time since the country returned to democracy in 1975.
Now, some of these parties are attempting to organise into a pan-European power
bloc.
In part, this can be seen as a backlash against the political establishment, but the
wave of discontent also taps into concerns about globalisation, immigration, a
dilution of national identity and the EU itself.
Poll success in the 23-26 May elections could have a major impact on the balance
of power in the European Parliament.