The limits of populism?

[ddstory]

After the great performance of the Eurosceptic party in Finland (finished 2nd with 17%), this might sound a bit off, but it seems the triumph of the populist fringe movements across Europe is nearing its peak - and the limits of its potential, respectively. What must follow after that, is only a downturn.

Greece alone has seen its huge economic

Comments

[luzribeiro]

I wouldn't hurry to write off the fringe just yet. People's irrationality tends to know no boundaries, after all.

[mahnmut]

The reaction of the voters and the protest vote is not just a response to the economic crisis (although that's part of it too). It's also a manifestation of the disillusion from the disconnect that exists between the ruling institutions and the people. And anger from the injustices in the way the balance of rights and responsibilities is currently being set within the EU. So, unless that is changed, no, the fringe populist vote won't go away.