The rise of right-wing populism in Europe is also boosting turnout among its opponents
BALLERINAS PIROUETTED behind a glass wall in a church-turned-dance-studio in Amsterdam. In front of the partition stood Marko, a 26-year-old student, ballot paper in hand. During the elections for the European Parliament, which took place between the 23rd and 26th of May, the studio doubled as a polling station. Marko had not voted in the previous poll in 2014. This time was different. “Right-wing parties are coming up,” he said, ignoring the dancers twirling behind him.
One explanation is that more seems to be at stake in recent elections as politics becomes more polarised. Populist parties, which rail against established elites, seem particularly adept at reaching people who do not normally vote. In Germany’s general election in 2017, a study by Infratest Dimap, a German polling agency, suggests that people who previously did not vote were the largest source of new votes for the Alternative for Germany, a Eurosceptic, anti-immigration party.
Even beyond the far right, smaller parties are growing at the expense of larger established ones, which means voters now have more choices than before. The centre-right Ciudadanos and left-wing Podemos parties in Spain, both of which first gained seats at the national level in 2015, have become mainstays of political life. Eco-friendly Dutch voters can choose between GroenLinks and the more hardline Party for the Animals.
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