The rise of the extreme right in SEE.

Abstract

In this work it will be attempted to analyze the causes of the rising right-wind political forces and their plotting, ideology and their policies to consolidate power. This work will also try to examine the identity of the Extreme Right and will attempt to define the Extreme Right phenomenon. What is the ideology and what are the main features of the phenomenon, what is the clear definition of the Extreme right and what are the problems in approaching the phenomenon. It will be given emphasis on the factors that enhance the effect of the Extreme right, due to the political and social changes. The political changes are mainly focused on the new political reality of Europe and the role of the parties of the Extreme Right in politics of European countries. Additionally, it will be considered the social factors that enhance the Extreme Right, with emphasis on the Right-Wing voter’s profile, which will give us a clearer picture of the Extreme Right vote. There will be a presentation of three Eastern European Extreme Right-Wing parties. Studying these cases, someone can find that, although there are several differences between the Extreme Right parties, there are and important meeting points, on both their ideological part or their political programme and the argument which they develop in order to gain electoral power. In the section that follows there will be a brief presentation of the electoral results in the last 25 years of the Extreme Right parties mentioned above and finally we will conclude summarizing our findings.