Things are quickly reaching a boiling point in the European ruling Left versus rising right-wing political wars as the angst about upcoming European Union elections reaches a fever pitch.
German Greens especially, but progressives across the EU have been throwing shade at populist parties for months now, as regional after regional election falls to rising ‘right-wing’ candidates and so-called “farmers” parties. Nothing is as scary to a progressive enamored of the power they wield as the thought of some knuckle-dragging, earth-working, common plebe taking it away.
The warnings were already flying in the media in January.
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