Monday, 17 August 2026Europe · Analysis
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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Around 50,000 Moroccan migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave in late July, leaving 88 dead and handing far-right parties across Europe a potent campaign issue ahead of a cluster of national votes in 2027.
From the Netherlands to Slovakia, populist forces are entering government or wielding veto power, even as Berlin's domestic intelligence agency brands the AfD a confirmed extremist organisation.
Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán and allies gathered south of Paris to claim momentum one year after their strongest European Parliament showing, while Le Pen's legal appeal clouds her 2027 presidential prospects.
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