A broadening agenda? Southern European far-right campaigns in the 2024 European Parliament elections

In the 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections, far-right parties achieved significant electoral success, further consolidating their position in Europe. Against this background, this article focuses on Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain). It examines far-right parties’ electoral campaigns by analysing four core issue areas, ranging from the traditional far-right focus on immigration to concerns related to the environment, gender rights and economic grievances. The findings point to the diversification of the far-right agenda beyond immigration. Although immigration featured prominently in all parties’ campaigns, other issues, including environment, gender, and the economy, were emphasised and discussed to varying degrees across Southern Europe. These findings contribute to discussions around the far right’s broadening agenda and its increasingly variegated appeal.