’s that have now recieved a new lease on life from younger voters. In the past, right wing supporters were older middle class people. Today, the majority of radical right wing supporters are younger, working class men who are affraid of losing their jobs. For the first time there is a far right voter potential among the young now more young people are voting for right wing parties than older people (Fleck).What is the future of far right wing movements in Europe? Will they continue to gain voters and influence, or is this only a temporary trend? This is a difficult question to answer, and will only be known with time. However, these groups all have very similar attributes: highly centralized organization, vicious rhetoric, tactical flexibility, and reliance on a charismatic leader. But, of all these characteristics, none mark right wing populist parties closer than the pitting of in-group against an out-group. Between parties enemies may vary, but what remains common throughout the radical right is a need for enemies. Right wing movements will blame everyone from intellectuals, bureaucrats, the existing governing class, and above all foreigners and immigrants (The Economist). While the impact of the radical right wing parties have been felt across Europe, one thing remains to be unseen: their longevity. As Jorg Haider’s party comes to power, he must increasingly depend on younger, inexperienced loyalists. The new politics of the right have no track record, and have yet to be proven. These are the challenges that right wing parties will have to face in order to survive. ...
