dates from the National Assembly, however the party does have many deputies on local and regional councils, as well as 12 deputies in the European Parliament (Heneghan).In Italy, the modern right wing party called the National Alliance was founded in 1995 by Gianfranco Fini. Also popular for its anti-immigrant rhetoric, which helped it win 14 percent of the vote in the 1996 general election. The National Alliance party is now widely considered part of the mainstream (Heneghan).In Germany there are numerous right wing movements. However, there are really three main far right parties- the German People’ Union, the Republicans and the National Democrats. The German right wing movements have very little power, scoring only a combined 3.3 percent in Germany’s general election last September. They got better scores in the state elections, like a surprise 12.9 percent they won last April in the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. However, although they have experienced small success, they have failed to produce a charismatic figure like Haider of Austria and Blocher of Switzerland (Heneghan).In Spain, the far right pretty much collapsed after holding power for decades under fascist Francisco Franco, who died in 1975. Hopes of regaining power were shattered when King Juan Carlos failed a coup in 1981. Now, there are far right groups in Spain are very insignificant, and their electoral backing is minute (Cava).The far right Centrum Democraten party of the Netherlands lost its three seats in parliament in a general election last may and almost was entirely wiped out in the last local council elections. A smaller group which split off from the Centrum Democraten party was recently banned as a criminal organization (Cava).The ultra-nationalist Danish People’s Party of Denmark won 13 of the 179 seats in parliament in a general election. Many said that this was because of voter concern about immigration and the cost of ...
