1 hour ago · France
Radical-right youth groups are at the root of Europe’s populist surge | Cas Mudde and Duncan McDonnell

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian Politics is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Radical-right youth groups are at the root of Europe’s populist surge | Cas Mudde and Duncan McDonnell”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
From France’s Jordan Bardella to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, organised youth politics has produced many rightwing leaders. Democrats must catch up The leaders of the most successful populist radical right parties in western Europe have one thing in common that is often overlooked.
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