Zero Hedge
November 11, 2018
According to the latest polls, the populist wave of anti-mass migration nationalist parties across the European Union is picking up steam, particularly in Italy, France and Hungary as pro-nationalism parties lead their rivals going into next year’s EU parliament election.
As we reported last week, a recent poll from Nov. 4 from the Institut Français D’opinion Publique (IFOP) showed that French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party Republic on the Move (LREM) has fallen to 19%, while Marine Le Pen’s right-wing Rassemblement National (RN, formerly National Front) jumped to 21%, according to Euractiv.
Another poll from Elabe shows RN at 20% while Macron’s LREM at 19.5%.
France (European Election 2019), Elabe poll:
RN-ENF: 20% (+0.5)
LREM+-ALDE: 19.5% (-4.5)
LR-EPP: 15%
FI-LEFT: 11% (+1)
EELV-G/EFA: 7% (-1)
PS-S&D: 7% (+1)
DLF-EFDD: 6.5% (+1)
UDI-ALDE: 4% (+2)
G.s-S&D: 2.5% (+1)
…Field work: 6/11/18 – 7/11/18
Sample size: 1,002 pic.twitter.com/FDUjPuc8So— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) November 7, 2018
Meanwhile, a Hungarian national poll released last week from Medián reveals that Prime Minister Victor Orbán’s Fidesz party and their Christian Democratic People’s Party allies have increased their lead to 63% – with the second most popular party, Jobbik, coming in at just 11%.
Hungary, Medián poll:
Fidesz-KDNP-EPP: 63% (+3)
Jobbik-NI: 11%
DK-S&D: 9% (-1)
MSZP-S&D: 8%
Momentum-*: 3% (+1)
LMP-G/EFA: 2% (-2)
MKKP-*: 1%
P-G/EFA: 1%
Mi Hazánk-*: 1% (-1)Field work: 12/10/18-17/10/18
Sample size: 1200— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) November 7, 2018
According to Breitbart‘s Chris Tomlinson, Italy’s League – which Interior Minister Matteo Salvini leads, has continued to outperform its coalition partners, the Five Star Movement, since July.
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