#european-politics

#european-politics

Where Donald Trump leads, Europe's nationalists and far right follow. After a Truth Social post last month, when Trump announced the US would designate antifa, the decentralised anti-fascist movement, a major terrorist organisation, his international allies swung into action. That same day, the Dutch parliament, where the largest party is Geert Wilders' far-right PVV, passed a resolution, noting the US decision and calling on the government to declare antifa a terrorist organisation in the Netherlands.

In Britain and France, nationalist populist parties consistently lead in the polls, indicating a significant shift towards authoritarian and xenophobic political forces among voters.

Orban celebrated the chaos wrought by the 'Trump tornado' and called on 'conservatives' to seize the opportunity it offers: "We have to go home, and everyone has to win their own election."

Marc Angel, co-president of the European Union's Intergroup, told the outlet he will be attending as a means of "defending the right to assemble as a fundamental European right" and "show Hungarians who believe in democracy and in Europe that they are not alone".

The Bundestag's Green Party group has submitted a motion to abolish Berlin's Neutrality Act, stirring a broader European conversation around secularism and religious expression.

Freedom of speech is enshrined in the First Amendment, limited only by a few Supreme Court decisions relevant to time, place, and content, highlighting America's unique stance.