The far right

Rigged review: shameless – and dangerous – catnip for Trump’s base

Mollie Hemingway says the 2020 election ‘went terribly wrong’. In a divided America, her deeply flawed book will find readers

Lloyd Green

17, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM

Macron and the ‘French Trump’ trap Gaullism’s heirs in a political vice

With just months to go before presidential polls, the centre-right Les Républicains, under pressure from both flanks, are scrambling for a suitable candidate

Kim Willsher in Paris

17, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM

Surprised to see US Republicans cozying up to the European far right? Don’t be | Cas Mudde

Before Trump, only relatively fringe American conservatives had open connections to the international far right. Today, the ties have mainstreamed

Cas Mudde

15, Oct, 2021 @10:15 AM

Far-right Covid conspiracy theories fuelling antisemitism, warn UK experts

Organisers of exhibition on history of British fascism say parallels can be drawn with current thinking

Ben Quinn

12, Oct, 2021 @10:36 AM

Calls to ban neofascist groups after violence at Rome Covid pass protests

Founder of far-right party among 12 arrested after mob storms A&E department and trade union HQ

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

11, Oct, 2021 @1:18 PM

Sebastian Kurz departure is further blow to Europe’s centre-right

Resignation of Austrian chancellor follows Germany’s CDU crashing to its worst federal election result

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

10, Oct, 2021 @2:53 PM

‘Tyranny’: US rightwingers portray nightmare vision of Australia’s Covid response

The feedback loop between US conservative media and Australia’s fringe right has intensified as New South Wales and Victoria have struggled with outbreaks

Jason Wilson

09, Oct, 2021 @7:00 PM

Labour MP hits back at abuse from supporters of Polish far-right author

Twitter trolls targeted Rupa Huq after Rafał Ziemkiewicz was prevented from entering UK

Dan Sabbagh

08, Oct, 2021 @2:19 PM

French far right’s new face: the meteoric rise of Éric Zemmour

The controversial TV pundit recently overtook Marine Le Pen in presidential election opinion polls

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

08, Oct, 2021 @12:02 PM

Tory councillor in Worthing suspended over alleged support of far right

Party is investigating Tim Wills over claims he supports Patriotic Alternative, which promotes ‘white genocide’ theories

Ben Quinn

07, Oct, 2021 @1:19 PM

Rachele Mussolini wins most votes in Rome city council election

Far-right Brothers of Italy candidate is granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini

Angela Giuffrida

06, Oct, 2021 @4:46 PM

M5S mayor of Rome facing election defeat, exit polls suggest

Virginia Raggi shown in third place behind far-right candidate and centre-left one, who could go to a runoff