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THE EU ABOLISHIONIST: Eric Zemmour in 2022
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In Britain we may have election fever but Europe is going to the polls too — with the far right predicted to do well across the continent in elections to the European Parliament from June 6-9.
With our sister papers Junge Welt of Germany and Arbejderen of Denmark, we compiled a series of articles looking at the nature of the far-right threat across different European countries, of which this is the third. We would like to thank Junge Welt for organising the series and translation.
AHEAD of the EU elections, France is presenting itself as a haven for the fascist right, which is stepping hard on the toes of the ultra-right Marine Le Pen.
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