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April 3, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Illiberal Parties and Their Impact on Immigration Discourse and Party Competition

Political Realignments: The Role of Illiberal Parties in Shaping Immigration and Party Competition

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JKJúlia András Kovács

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Examines the impact of illiberal party participation on immigration discourse in European politics, suggesting significant implications for party competition and stability.

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  • The study aims to investigate how participation of illiberal far-right parties in government influences their immigration discourse and that of mainstream parties across Europe.
  • Analyzed the interaction of 67 political parties across eight European countries over the last 15 years.
  • Utilized a liberal–illiberal scale based on word embeddings and dictionaries to assess discourse shifts.
  • Examined the effects of far-right parties gaining parliamentary and governmental roles.
  • Mainstream conservative parties align their immigration discourse with that of far-right parties.
  • Far-right parties show minimal moderation in their anti-immigration stance when in government, subsequently radicalizing once they leave government.
  • The overall influence of illiberal parties is to shift the political landscape further right on immigration issues.
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Júlia András Kovács (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5dd55a333a821460bca9https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19366558
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