The 2024 European Parliament elections: Opportunity window for the populist far right consolidation in Europe

Authors

  • Alfonso A. López Rodríguez
  • Gemma Vicente Iglesias
  • María García Maseda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.208.09

Abstract

The EU elections are usually categorized as second-order elections, but for some voters and specific formations they function differently. The scenario opened up by the European Parliament elections in 2024 exemplifies how this type of electoral process mobilizes extreme right-wing populist forces in a more intense way in relative terms, as it is seen as a window of opportunity to achieve institutional representation. In the aforementioned elections, the results showed not only a quantitative but also a qualitative growth of this type of formations. Thus, although it has been a success in terms of the number of seats obtained, it has also meant a fragmentation of this space into three distinct groups.

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Published

2025-06-18

How to Cite

López Rodríguez, A. A., Vicente Iglesias , G., & García Maseda, M. (2025). The 2024 European Parliament elections: Opportunity window for the populist far right consolidation in Europe. Revista De Estudios Políticos, (208), 261–281. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rep.208.09

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RESEARCH NOTES