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N.P.R. This

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is the Indicated from Planet Money, I'm Paddy Hirsch.

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And I'm Darian Woods. Europe

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has been stunned by the recent

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success of far-right political parties, which

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made unexpected gains in recent European

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parliament elections. Well, in Europe, voters

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in 27 countries have elected more

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far-right members to the European parliament.

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Of course, so there is going to be an

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increase in the share of far-right, possibly. Far-right parties

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are leading in at least nine countries, including here

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in the Netherlands, where a far-right party... OK, so

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the European parliament does remain under the control of

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centrist parties. But with the French far-right

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national rally party taking more than 30% of the vote

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in the first round of

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a national election in France, Europe

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is now bracing for a wave of

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victories by the far-right in several upcoming

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national elections. And if the

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far-right continues to take part at the national level,

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well, Europe's politics are going to change. But

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what about its economics? On today's

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show, we will take a look at what a

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swing to the right could mean for Europe's economy,

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and particularly the European

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stance on globalization. That's

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