Janusz Korwin-Mikke and the Rest: The Polish Eurosceptic Right Wing

• Authors: Dhwedczuk-Szulc Karol , Zaremba Mateusz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The European Parliamentary elections of 2014 were record-breaking in two dimensions: the lowest voter turnout in the history of EP elections and the highest support for the so-called Eurosceptics camp. Although parties that can be identified with the pro-integration camp retained the majority in the EP, the rise of the populist parties, especially on the right wing, is self-evident. The article focus on Janusz Korwin-Mikke and his milieu, as they have managed to gain four seats in EP, garnering 7.15% of all votes in Poland. The authors try to find an answer as to why Korwin-Mikke’s relative success has come at this time and the possible implications and future of this political group.

Keywords

EN

Eurosceptism; European Parliament; Poland

• Publisher: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
• Journal: The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 121-134

Contributors

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Dhwedczuk-Szulc Karol

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Zaremba Mateusz