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The far-right Identity and Democracy party group is projected gain more seats in the next elections (Photo: Alexis Haulot/EP)

Countering the far-right before EU elections - too little, too late?

Shortly after Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders' shock election victory in November's national elections, a new poll for the next European elections has predicted significant gains for the far-right in the European Parliament as well.

The threat of a larger far-right influence in the upcoming European Parliament has led progressive parties to call for a cordon sanitaire, but political scientists warn that there are no easy solutions.

The far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) p...

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The far-right Identity and Democracy party group is projected gain more seats in the next elections (Photo: Alexis Haulot/EP)

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Piet Ruig is a Brussels-based journalist who previously worked for the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO.

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