examining the social basis of the far-right parties in europe

Far-right parties have been increasingly spreading throughout europe since 1980s; they have attracted the attention of many voters, especially the youth and the workers by campaigning against immigration and multiculturalism. through an anti-establishment approach, these parties have become mainly mistrustful of the mainstream politics articulating themselves as the true voice of the people and the only alternative to the status quo; the far-right parties have been able to distance themselve from traditional fascism and adopt a populist approach and have become a rising forcein many european countries. the current paper aims to explore the status of far-right parties in european countries; it studies both the electoral victory of this movement and its consequences, and compares the condition of these parties across the european countries. finally, the social status of far-right parties will be examined together with demographic variables of age, gender, social class and education.