Far-right politics

Projections suggest far-right Sebastian Kurz, to become world’s youngest leader.

Richard Spencer, the American white nationalist known for getting punched in the face on camera and extolling Donald Trump with a Hitlerian salute, has formed a new publishing venture with Swedish far-right extremists.

According to exit polls, Dutch voters turned out by a whopping 81 percent. And the liberal party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte scooped 31 seats in parliament, the largest showing.

Spain has gone through some hard times, with a deep recession and high unemployment. Yet anti-immigrant, anti-EU politics don’t resonate there.

The extreme right has found a great deal of support as Europe’s economies lurch toward economic recovery. They’re typically anti-immigrant and often anti-European government. In Greece they’ve risen to national positions, but in Spain, unique circumstances are holding them back.