The inability of the centrist and social democratic governments to adequately respond to the most important societal challenges has led to a global rise of right-wing political power, and such a political climate is a breeding ground for radicalism.
Apart from the violence and terrorism that are for every condemnation, hate speech and propaganda is on the rise, which is more and more present in the online space, which is sometimes accepted as a legitimate political expression.
Center-right parties need to distance themselves from the far right, and the European Union needs to find a way to react.
They estimate that with the coming to power of populist parties in some EU member states, it brings into question the integrity of the whole EU.
According to them, the key factors that led to this current mainstream of the right are new and effective organizations: internationalization of nationalism, functioning of the online algorithm that spreads false information, propaganda of state actors and failure to respond to those challenges.
