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Will far right political parties become mainstream in more major democracies?

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Right-wing political parties have been gaining power through the ballot box in more and more geopolitically important countries in recent years. These radical parties - not the same as the center-right parties that exist in almost all democratic countries and govern off and on while playing by the rules - are surging in global popularity.

Here are some of the nations that are currently governed by right-wing political parties, have been until very recently, or may soon be.

-- Argentina\, Brazil\, Columbia.\, Chile\, Bolivia
-- Italy\, France\, Netherlands\, Germany\, Hungary (recently voted out)\, Croatia\, and even Sweden.
-- India (BJP)\, Türkiye.
-- USA.

This doesn't even count Putin's Russia or the four dozen (!) or so countries typically categorized as "unfree," like China, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Sudan. (A few are left-wing.)

The key points for our purposes, IMO, are that (1) these right-wing parties usually were freely elected, (2) it is a worldwide phenomenon so maybe there are common voter grievances or failures by mainstream parties, and (3) the right-wing parties loosely cooperate with and mutually support one another.

Civilized Conversation discussed the rise of right-wing political parties several times in the past. Try mining the two mtgs listed below for links and other thoughts. Check back here the week before the November 16th mtg for optional background readings/viewings on what may be a big change in global democracy's future: The need to either accommodate disgruntled voters or pay the price we're seeing now - far-right parties evolving into mainstream parties. Without the need to moderate to do so. All over the world. Loosely cooperating.

Background Readings -

-- 2019 CivCon: Is a Global Far Right-Wing Movement Emerging?
-- 2017 CivCon: How dangerous is the far right-wing in Europe?

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