The hard right’s plans for Europe’s economy

Illustration: Alex Nabaum

Sep 4th 2025|7 min read

If the French government fails a confidence motion on September 8th, it will soon have a new prime minister. They would have to face down the National Rally (RN), a hard-right party leading the polls by a wide margin. France is no outlier: the hard right is on the march. The Brothers of Italy govern Italy; the Law and Justice (PiS) party has the Polish presidency. Reform UK leads the polls in Britain. In Germany the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is neck and neck with the conservatives.