This raises the question whether the U.S. is out of step with the rest of the Western world, where conservatives are on the rise. One interpretation is that whoever is in power during these economic times gets the boot from voters. But conservatives may not be winning as much as the fringe groups.
The vote also saw the all-white British National Party pick up two seats in the EU assembly — joining far-right parties from the Netherlands, Hungary and Austria that excoriated Muslims, immigrants and minorities.
…In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders’ anti-Islamic party took 17 percent of the country’s votes, winning four of 25 seats.
Three of 22 seats in Hungary went to the far-right Jobbik party, which describes itself as Euro-skeptic and anti-immigration. Critics say the party is racist and anti-Semitic.