Sovereignists must be taken seriously

Le Regard Libre N° 38 - Clément Guntern

The advance of ’far-right« parties in Europe, as witnessed recently in Hungary, is frightening many observers. Instead of stigmatizing these voters, isn't it time to take their demands seriously?

Brexit in 2016, followed by Trump’s arrival in the White House that same year, were seen as signs of a rise in populism across Western countries. A few months later, the French elections further heightened fears of a resurgence of far-right parties on the continent. We might nevertheless ask ourselves whether the label ’far-right«—which carries great symbolic weight—still holds meaning today.

First of all, we must distinguish between the political parties of Western Europe and those of the Euro