Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group or person occupies within a political spectrum. Qualitative research is a field of inquiry that crosscuts disciplines and subject matters. Quantitative research is the systematic scientific investigation of Quantitative properties and Phenomena and their relationships The objective of quantitative A political spectrum (plural Spectra) is a way of modeling different political positions by placing them upon one or more geometric axes
The terms far right and far left are often used to imply that someone is an extremist. Ultra-left|Radical left|Radicalism (historical|Hard left Far left and extreme left are terms used to discuss the position a group or person occupies within a Political spectrum Extremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society or otherwise claimed to violate The terms are used by many political commentators to discuss political groups, movements, and political parties that are difficult to classify within conventional Right-wing politics. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities The terms extreme right or ultra right are used by some scholars to discuss only those right-wing political groups that step outside the boundaries of traditional electoral politics. This generally includes the revolutionary right, militant racial supremacists and religious extremists, fascists, neo-fascists, Nazis, neo-Nazis and Klansmen. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology This page specifically pertains to fascism after World War II Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, Ku Klux Klan ( KKK) is the name of several past and present secret domestic terrorist organizations in the United States, generally in the southern states that are In this usage, the terms are distinct from other forms of right-wing politics such as the less-militant sectors of the far right, right-wing populists and the more traditional conservatives. Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the Elites " Populism may involve either a political philosophy urging social and political Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined [1]
The term far right has been used by scholars in at least three somewhat conflicting ways:[2]
- Reform-oriented right-wing movements or rightist factions of conservative political parties. These are sometimes called the dissident right, activist right, or right-wing populism. They are positioned between traditional conservatives and the extreme right. These participants are found outside mainstream electoral politics, but they generally produce a movement of reform rather than revolution.
- Neo-fascists and neo-Nazis are usually labeled extreme right or ultra right. This page specifically pertains to fascism after World War II The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, Such groups are generally revolutionary in character rather than reformist. Neo-Nazi and Neo-fascist literally means "new Nazi" and "new fascist", implying that they are from the period following World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
These categories are not universally accepted, and other uses exist, making comparative use of the term complicated.
Usage
- See also: Left-Right politics
The term far right is usually rejected by right-wing political parties that consider themselves mainstream. Left-right politics or the Left-right political spectrum is a common way of classifying political positions political ideologies, or political parties Far right supporters are often strong advocates for forcibly intervening in society in order to protect or promote values that are viewed as traditional. This is in contrast to supporters of left-wing politics, who advocate intervention in favor of egalitarianism, and give little or no authority to tradition. Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal, meaning equal) is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals and have Both stand in contrast also to less interventionist positions such as mainstream conservatism and liberalism, anarchism and libertarianism. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the
The political terms left and right arose during the French Revolution, and the original meaning of far right was the throne-and-altar reactionaries such as Joseph de Maistre and Louis de Bonald. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Reactionary (also reactionist) is a derogatory term usually used by the Left wing in regards to movements which oppose radical change in society and seeks a return Joseph-Marie Comte de Maistre (1 April 1753- 26 February 1821 was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer diplomat writer and philosopher Louis Gabriel Ambroise Vicomte de Bonald ( October 2, 1754 - November 23, 1840) French Counter-revolutionary Philosopher They rejected democracy, liberalism and individualism, and were in favour of an authoritarian monarchical government. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or They further proclaimed the submission of the individual to the so-called "natural associations" (families, regions, professions, nations, etc. ). For them, humans should obey their superiors (the father in the family, the king in the state, the Pope in the Church) on earth because their authority is the mirror of the authority of God in the universe. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
The original French meaning of far right is specific to a Roman Catholic nation, and more specifically to a Gallican society in which church and state were closely tied to one another. Gallicanism is the belief that popular civil authority&mdashoften represented by the Monarchs authority or the State 's authority&mdashover the Catholic In this context, the term can be expanded to include the kind of Caesaropapism that occasionally existed in some Eastern Orthodox kingdoms. Caesaropapism is the idea of combining the power of secular government with or making it superior to the spiritual authority of the Christian Church; especially The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world This specific interpretation of the term far right especially lost favor in the decades following the Revolutions of 1848, as a return to the Ancien Régime became increasingly implausible. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European By the reign of Pope Pius XI, this interpretation of far right had essentially become anachronistic even in conservative Catholic circles. Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born The last regime that was far-right in this sense was arguably that of General Francisco Franco in Spain (1939-1975). Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [3]
In the 2000s, the term far right is usually applied to those who support authoritarianism and policies that are considered right rather than left. Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union In regions and nations that have no recent history of monarchy, such as Central America (discounting the Pre-Columbian era), Switzerland, and the United States, far-right politics is rarely monarchist, and usually advocates harsher law enforcement, particularly against disfavored groups, and sometimes fascist or military dictatorship. The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology A military dictatorship is a Form of government wherein the political power resides with the Military; it is similar but not identical to a Stratocracy,
The term far right also embraces extreme nationalism, and sometimes evokes a pure ideal of the nation, often defined by race. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets They may advocate the expansion or restructuring of existing state borders to achieve an ideal nation, often to the point of embracing war and imperialism. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Imperialism has two meanings one describing an action and the other describing an attitude In English-speaking nations, this nationalism is often descended from militant aspects of British New Imperialism. New Imperialism refers to the colonial expansion adopted by Europe 's powers and later Japan and the United States, during the 19th Radical right-wing populism is a far right ideology that accepts representative democracy, but criticizes supposed political elites and appeals to ethno-nationalism. Right-wing populism (also radical right-wing populism, RRP is a Political ideology and rhetorical style found around the world Ethnic nationalism is a form of Nationalism wherein the " Nation " is defined in terms of Ethnicity. Fascism is generally, but not universally, classified as a far-right ideology. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology However, right-wing libertarian scholars F. A. Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, as well as conservative author Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, are noteworthy dissenters from that view. Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (ˈluːtvɪç fɔn ˈmiːzəs ( September 29, 1881 – October 10, 1973) was an Austrian Erik Maria Ritter Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn ( July 31 1909 &ndash May 26 1999) was an Austrian Catholic Both have labeled fascism far left, based on their view of the political spectrum that equates left with support for increased government power and right with opposition to the same. Ultra-left|Radical left|Radicalism (historical|Hard left Far left and extreme left are terms used to discuss the position a group or person occupies within a Political spectrum
Ideologies and movements such as Strasserism, National Bolshevism, Third Position, National-Anarchism — and the ideologies of Juan Peron in Argentina, Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt, and the Baath in Syria and Iraq — are sometimes regarded as far right, but they transcend standard political boundaries. Strasserism refers to the strand of Nazism and Neo-Nazism that called for a more radical mass-action and worker-based form of fascism particularly hostile to National Bolshevism is a political movement that claims to combine elements of Nationalism and Bolshevism. Third Position is the name applied to a nationalist political strand that seeks to emphasise its opposition to both Communism and Capitalism. National-Anarchism is a syncretic political current that developed in the 1990s out of an attempt by former Third Positionists to reconcile Anarchism Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Arab Socialist Ba'th Party (also spelled Baath or Ba'ath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي was founded in Damascus Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. On one hand, these movements are anti-communist, but they often recruit among the lower and middle-classes, and when in power, have often nationalized industries and property, especially that owned by foreigners or by members of ethnicities not defined by them as part of their nation. Anti-communism refers to opposition to Communism. Historically the word "communism" has been used to refer to several types of communal social organization and Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government
Environmentalism, calls for full employment and other concerns common on the left are sometimes found in the far right. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. In Macroeconomics, full employment is when all people looking for employment can find a job Populism, social unrest, Autarky, violence, and revolution can be found in both the far right and far left. Populism is a discourse which supports "the people" versus "the Elites " Populism may involve either a political philosophy urging social and political Rebellion is a refusal of obedienceIt may therefore be seen as encompassing a range of Behaviours from Civil disobedience and mass Nonviolent resistance An autarky is an economy that is self-sufficient and does not take part in International trade, or severely limits trade with the outside world Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively
The term "far right" has sometimes been used to describe certain "free market dictatorships", such as that of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the [4][5] While the term is occasionally applied to supporters of laissez-faire capitalism, calling right-wing libertarians far right is a matter of controversy. Laissez-faire ( pronunciation: French,; English,) is a French phrase literally meaning Let do (“allow to do” Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Capitalist libertarians consider themselves proponents of Classical liberalism, which was the main adversary of the original far right. Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism, Laissez-faire liberalism, Market liberalism or in much of the world In his essays "Left and Right: the Prospects for Liberty" and "Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal", Murray Rothbard even put libertarianism on the left, claiming that conservatives are the right and socialists merely "middle-of-the road". Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution [6]. [7]
Parties and movements alleged to be far right or extreme right - by region
Europe
- Further information: Right-wing populism and Nouvelle Droite
- European Union - see Euronat
- The Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group of MEPs is a recently-formed grouping of far right parties in the European Union member states. Right-wing populism (also radical right-wing populism, RRP is a Political ideology and rhetorical style found around the world Nouvelle Droite ( New Right) is a school of political thought founded largely on the works of Alain de Benoist and GRECE (Research The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Euronat is an association of far-right and nationalist European political parties Identity Tradition Sovereignty (ITS was a political group in the European Parliament composed of 23 members from European parties variously described A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. [8][9][10] This group dissolved in early November 2007, due to its Romanian members leaving the group, leaving it with fewer members than the 20 required to form a group in parliament.
- Austria
- Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) – Freedom Party of Austria[11][12][13][14]
- Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ) - Alliance for the Future of Austria, a "less ideological" split off of the FPÖ. The Freedom Party of Austria ( Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ is a political party in Austria. The Alliance for the Future of Austria ( Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ is a right-wing political party in Austria led until his death on [15]
- Belgium
- Bulgaria - National Union Attack[8]
- Croatia - Croatian Pure Party of Rights (HČSP)[16]
- Croatia - Croatian Liberation Movement (HOP)[17][18][19][20]
- Denmark
- France – see Nouvelle Droite, History of far right movements in France
- Germany
- Greece - Πατριωτική Συμμαχία (Patriotiki Symmakhia, in English: Patriotic Alliance)[25]
- Hungary - Jobbik
- Italy - Movimento Sociale Italiano - Destra Nazionale (MSI) - Italian Social Movement-National Right. The Vlaams Blok ( VB, English: Flemish Bloc) was a Belgian Secessionist Political party which advocated anti-immigration Vlaams Belang ( English: Flemish Interest) is an anti-immigration right-wing Political party in the Flemish Community of Belgium The National Front (Le Front national is a small Belgian Far-right Political party. The National Union Attack ( Bulgarian: Национален съюз Атака Natsionalen Sǎyuz Ataka; also translated as the Attack Coalition) Croatian Pure Party of Rights (Hrvatska čista stranka prava HČSP is a far-right wing political party in Croatia. The Croatian Liberation Movement (Hrvatski oslobodilački pokret HOP is a far right-wing party originally formed by Croatian emigrants and headed by former leaders of the The Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti is a social conservative, National conservative political party in Denmark. The Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet is a Danish political party formed in 1972 Nouvelle Droite ( New Right) is a school of political thought founded largely on the works of Alain de Benoist and GRECE (Research The far-right tradition in France founds its origins as the distinction of left and right in politics itself to the 1789 French Revolution. The National Front ( FN, Front national is a French Far right, Nationalist Political party, founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie The National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands NPD is a German pan-German nationalist and White nationalist political The Republicans (Die Republikaner REP) is a Nationalist conservative Political party in Germany. The Free German Workers' Party ( German: Freiheitliche Deutsche ArbeiterPartei, FAP was a neo-nazi political association in Germany. Deutsche Heidnische Front ( DHF or German Heathens' Front) is a Far right Neopagan grouping which was created in 1998 as the German The German People's Union (Deutsche Volksunion DVU is a Nationalist Political party in Germany. The German League for People and Homeland ( German: Deutsche Liga für Volk und Heimat or DLVH) is a Right wing political organization in Patriotic Alliance ( Greek: Πατριωτική Συμμαχία ΠΑΤΡΙ The Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom or Jobbik for short is a radical right-wing party The Hungarian Justice and Life Party ( Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja, in short MIÉP) is a right wing Political party in Hungary led by The Italian Social Movement, later Italian Social Movement–National Right ( Movimento Sociale Italiano–Destra Nazionale, MSI-DN was a neo-fascist [11][12]
- Latvia — National Power Union[26]
- Luxembourg - Nationalbewegung[12]
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal - Partido Nacional Renovador - National Renewal Party[29]
- Romania - Greater Romania Party[9]
- Serbia - Serbian Radical Party[30][31][32][33]
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland - Schweizer Demokraten - Swiss Democrats (SD)[35]
- United Kingdom
Americas
North America
South America
Asia
South Asia
Southwest Asia
Australia, Oceania
Notes
- ^ Betz & Immerfall 1998; Betz 1994; Durham 2000; Durham 2002; Hainsworth 2000; Mudde 2000
- ^ Betz & Immerfall 1998; Betz 1994; Durham 2000; Durham 2002; Hainsworth 2000; Mudde 2000; Berlet & Lyons, 2000. The Centre Democrats ( CD, Centrum Democraten was a Dutch nationalist Political party espousing an anti-immigrant program The Centre Party (in Dutch Centrumpartij, CP was a Dutch nationalist Political party espousing an anti-immigrant program Democrats (Demokratene is a Right-wing, nationalistic Political party in Norway. The Progress Party ( Bokmål: Fremskrittspartiet, Nynorsk: Framstegspartiet, Norwegian abbreviation FrP is a Norwegian The National Renewal Party (Partido Nacional Renovador PNR pron The Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare PRM is a Romanian neo-fascist political party led by Corneliu Vadim Tudor. The Serbian Radical Party (Српска радикална странка or Srpska radikalna stranka, SRS is a Nationalist right-wing Political party This article is about the Spanish political party For the Lebanese Phalange see the Kataeb Party. Democracia Nacional ( Spanish for National Democracy) is a Far-right Political party in Spain. The National Democrats ( Nationaldemokraterna, ND) is a minor Political party in Sweden, formed by a faction of the Sweden Democrats The Nordic Reich Party (Nordiska rikspartiet NRP) is a Neo-Nazi Political party in Sweden, founded in 1956 as the National Socialist Sweden Democrats ( Sverigedemokraterna, SD) founded in 1988 by Leif Zeilon, is a Swedish Far right political party The Far right in Switzerland was established in the course of the rise of Fascism in Europe in the Interwar period The Swiss Democrats (Schweizer Demokraten Démocrates Suisses Democratici Svizzeri Democrats Svizers is a Right-wing (some say far-right Political party in The British National Front (most commonly called the National Front, and often known as the NF) is a British Political party whose major political The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. The Constitution Party is a Conservative United States political party. The American Independent Party is a California Political party. The Union of the Democratic Centre ( Spanish: Unión del Centro Democrático - UCeDé is a conservative economically liberal Political party in Argentina The Democratic Party of Mendoza (Partido Demócrata Mendoza is a provincial conservative party in Mendoza Province, Argentina. The Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order ( Partido da Reedificação da Ordem Nacional, PRONA was a Nationalist Political party in Brazil Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal ( MMA) (متحدہ مجلس عمل ( United Council of Action) is a coalition between religious-political parties in Pakistan. For Veer Savarkar's book see Hindutva (book. Hindutva (Devanagari हिन्दुत्व "Hinduness" a word coined by Vinayak Shiv Sena ( Devanāgarī: शिव सेना Śīv Senā, meaning Army of Shiva, referring to Shivaji Bhosle) is a Political party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political Viśva Hindū Pariṣad ( Devanāgarī: विश्व हिन्दु परिषद World Hindu Council widely The Bajrang Dal (बजरंग दल a Hindu Militant organization in India, is the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP and is based on Hindu Munnani ( Tamil:இந்து முன்னணி is a Religious and Cultural Organization based in the Indian state The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ National Volunteers' Organisation) also known as the Sangh or Kach (כ"ך an acronym for Kahane LaKnesset (כהנא לכנסת lit Yisrael Beiteinu (ישראל ביתנו lit Israel is Our Home) is a Right-wing Political party in Israel. The Felicity Party ( Saadet Partisi) is a Turkish political party of strongly Islamist views often seen as the main voice of sensitive Muslims in Turkey The Great Union Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi - BBP is a Far-right Nationalist and Islamist Political party in Turkey, created The Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi or AK Parti, or AKP) is the incumbent Turkish Political party, which describes The Nationalist Movement Party (also translated as 'Nationalist Action Party' (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi MHP) is a Nationalist, Conservative The Australia First Party (AFP was a minor Political party in Australia. The Citizens Electoral Council of Australia ( CEC) is a minor nationalist political party in Australia affiliated with the international LaRouche Movement
- ^ Spain - The Franco Years
- ^ A Dictator's Legacy of Economic Growth (September 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the
- ^ Who funds and runs the Politico? - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
- ^ "Left and Right: the Prospects for Liberty", Murray Rothbard
- ^ "Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal", Murray Rothbard
- ^ a b Mahony, Honor. "Far-right group formed in European Parliament", EUobserver, 2007-01-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
- ^ a b Traynor, Ian. "Romania's first gift to the European Union - a caucus of neo-fascists and Holocaust deniers", The Guardian, 2007-01-08. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
- ^ "Rechtsaußenfraktion im EU-Parliament kommt", Der Standard, 2007-01-05. Der Standard is an Austrian national daily Newspaper which is published in Vienna (although the paper is produced in Tulln an der Donau in Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. (German)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ignazi, Piero (1997), “The Extreme Right in Europe”, in Merkl, Peter H. & Weinberg, Leonard, The Revival of Right-Wing Extremism in the Nineties, London: Peter Cass
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Mudde, Cas (2000). The Ideology of the Extreme Right. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press.
- ^ Far-right party shows surprising strength in Austrian vote, CNN, October 3, 1999.
- ^ Political forces, Economist Country Briefings: Austria, 14 November 2006.
- ^ Political forces, Economist Country Briefings: Austria, 14 November 2006.
- ^ Cynthia M. Frank, The Impact of Electoral Engineering on Nationalist Parties in Post-War States, master's thesis (Georgia State University). Accessed 16 February 2007.
- ^ Jasenovac - Donja Gradina: Industry of Death 1941-45
- ^ Povijest i program
- ^ Ante Pavelic killer file
- ^ July 2007 Investigative Journal LRN mp3 Archive
- ^ Rise of the Right: Denmark, BBC News (undated) refers to the party as "extreme right-wing", but qualifies it as "milder in its approach than other European far-right parties. " Accessed 16 February 2007.
- ^ CNN article on Pia Kjærsgaard - includes statement about the Progress Party being far right.
- ^ German Far Right Exploiting Reform Anger | Current Affairs | Deutsche Welle | 10.09.2004
- ^ BBC NEWS | Europe | German far right unites for polls
- ^ ENF gathers in Athens from the European National Front website.
- ^ Return to (illiberal) diversity? - p. 9
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Informaworld - Portugal: A New Look At The Extreme Right
- ^ The Virtual and Global Social Democratic Party - Political Exchange World-wide: List of Extreme Right-wing & Left-wing Parties
- ^ Southeast Europe Portal - Serbia: Local Elections 2004 Results
- ^ Guardian: Extreme nationalist elected speaker of Serbian parliament
- ^ Boston.com news article: Milosevic ally gains key Serbian post
- ^ a b Rydgren, Jens. Radical Right-wing Populism in Sweden and Denmark. The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society. Retrieved on 2006-05-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
- ^ Schweizer Demokraten vor der Auflösung, NZZ Online (2007), "facing dissolution".
- ^ British National Party: Nasty, brutish and short-lived?, The Economist, August 5, 2004.
- ^ a b Diamond, Sara. 1995. Roads to Dominion: Right–Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States. New York: Guilford.
- ^ Top Judge's Ouster Shakes Pakistan, Washington Post (27). Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ Police deny Shiv Sena arrest rumours.
- ^ Currently Listed Entities. Public Safety Canada (2006-11-06). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Retrieved on 2007-08-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar.
- ^ Far-right joins Israel coalition, BBC News (30). Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ Europe Coalition offer to Turkey's far right, BBC News (1999-05-21). Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
- ^ Australia First: reclaiming the agenda, The Age, December 14, 2005.
- ^ Fascist Australia, The Age, August 24, 2004.
- ^ Minority group in TV hijacking, The Australian, July 14, 2007.
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- The most conservative part of a political or religious grouping.
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