As the neo-fascist parties have grown, the mamstream might-wing parties have increasingly capitulater to racist ideas. In Prance, the twa main right wing leaders, Gicard d'Estaing and Chirac have both made violent anti-immigrant reparks totry to outdo Socialist Party premier Edith Cresenn hun promised to get tongh again ilegal immigrants Recession But the growing strength of the new fascist parties mnst itself be explained. Since 1989 Europe has been in the throes of a new did everacenars The high unempfoymamt.ratesofthe only 1980s have retumed, to be reinforeca by at micreasts so were or tar middle classes.
Many sual Dusenss people and middle class professionals who enjoynd a growth in theic incomes in the mid 1986s now face rain or reduced living standards The working class faces unemployment and enseless attacks on living, standania-and social In most Gompean countries trade unionisin han decibied - dramatically in France and Spain. The mas Com munise-Parties are in crisis. And lir Fronce, Spain and Sweden soctar demostatic governmente in power have delivered nothing but capitalist austerity.
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