Radical right parties have the potential to colonise the traditional support base of Western Europe’s Christian Democrats
EUROPP 2014-01-16
Summary:
Christian Democratic parties have been a stable feature of many western European party systems since the early 20th century. As Tim Immerzeel, Eva Jaspers and Marcel Lubbers write, however, support for Christian Democrats has fallen significantly in several European countries. … Continue reading →
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