Europe's lumpen outsiders are becoming insiders as the Continent's political pendulum swings to the right. After the Netherlands and France, Germany may be next (German elections are due in the autumn, and the center-right candidate - Minister/President Stoiber of Bavaria - is now the favorite). Spain, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Portugal are already ruled by center-right governments. This swing does not simply mark the return of traditional conservative parties and policies - smaller governments, more attention to the interests of capital - to power. Something new is at work.
Europe's lumpen outsiders are becoming insiders as the Continent's political pendulum swings to the right. After the Netherlands and France, Germany may be next (German elections are due in the autumn, and the center-right candidate - Minister/President Stoiber of Bavaria - is now the favorite). Spain, Austria, Italy, Denmark, Portugal are already ruled by center-right governments. This swing does not simply mark the return of traditional conservative parties and policies - smaller governments, more attention to the interests of capital - to power. Something new is at work.