The Right Implodes in Purges and Counter-Purges

The Right Implodes in Purges and Counter-Purges

A populist right caught between the zombie “Reaganism” of disgruntled neoconservatives and an untethered branch of white identity politics struggles to fight the left as it deals with this inner turmoil.

People who rate uncertainty positively are less likely to vote for right-wing populists

19.11.2025 - How people deal with uncertainty influences their political behaviour - and the stability of democracy. A new study by ETH Zurich shows that if uncertainty is seen as an opportunity, the willingness to vote for right-wing populist parties such as AfD decreases.