Right-wing revolt: why Europe's young are turning against 'progressive' politics | SpectatorTV

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Published 2024-07-03
Young people in Europe are increasingly turning to the right. In Germany this year, more young voters supported the AfD than the Greens. In France, youth support for Marine Le Pen's National Rally has increased by similar margins. What's behind the ideological shift, and is it here to stay? Deputy broadcast editor Natasha Feroze is joined by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, writer and activist, and Yascha Mounk, political scientist and author.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Hickalum
    Where I live British nationals are in a minority and teenage girls are afraid to go out alone after dark … How do you think they are going to vote when they are old enough ?
  • @minhearg8331
    Far-right means anyone to the right of Karl Marx.
  • @alvincyt
    Gen Z are fed up with millennials who think they are smarter than all other generations.
  • @buttercup3518
    Why would anyone believe a Political Party that thinks men can be women by choice?
  • @pinktfatrabbit
    I also believe that this is exactly it. Young people come into contact with the negative effects of mass migration much more often than older people do.
  • Rents are increasing, house prices are increasing, with more immigration the only way those things are going is up, the younger generations will never be able to have their own lives away from their parents.
  • @CoolmoweeMusic
    Its a pendulum problem. Pendulum has gone too far left.. and the universe will adjust it.
  • @01MARI49
    In my opinion, there is not right or left, people want their country to be Sovereign instead of globalist.
  • @hano-boy
    the young people i speak to are waking up to the woke left wing education system & they are rebelling against all this
  • The same thing happened in the last election in Sweden and it puzzled political scientists. When looked into they found the key reasons were that young people are confronted with the negatives of mass immigration in for example schools. Alsy young people frequent night spots where they encounter violence and abuse orchestrated by migrants. These appear to be the two main reasons for young people voting for anti-immigration parties.
  • @user-uu1rz6oh9o
    We have learnt that if a government tells you it’s good for you it’s not it’s bad from you
  • @user-zu1id3yp2d
    Ayaan always speaks common sense. She is a wonderful, caring human being, in my opinion and highly intelligent. I thank her for speaking out.
  • @reteptetep5078
    The sooner a right wing government gets into power in Britain, the better. Save our country before its too late. Vote Reform.
  • @NedPatel
    Young people are looking round seeing areas changing wholesale also culture, integration,criminality.Not matter what politi cians young people don’t trust anymore.Immigration plays big part
  • @Suttisan78
    I was a lefty when I was in my 20s working in TV in Soho, then my hometown (Barking) was changed beyond all recognition, it was never shangrila but now it's a 3rd world shithole. I thought I'd show my gf my hometown and it was truly shocking, a muslim butcher shouting at a nigerian preacher in the street, no white British people and my lovely primary school (Saint Margaret's) now has 2 massive security fences, it used to have a little gate, that should tell you all you need to know about the people who live there now. Coming soon to a town near you.
  • @eanmeakin4618
    Do you not think that the shift politically to the left over the last 50 years was more manufactured than organic.
  • @jennyjessop576
    The young are struggling to get on the property ladder as housing becomes more expensive so it doesn't surprise me they are fed up with immigration mismanagement.
  • Traditionally 16 and 18 years olds 40 - 80 years ago were working and trying to support themselves across the Western world. They were adults. That’s not been the case for decades.
  • @LennonZA
    "Far-right" simply means "ordinary people"