European right-wing leaders face scandals and political pressure

Today has been eventful for right-wing leaders in the UK and France. Nigel Farage announced his resignation after being accused of failing to declare expensive gifts. In France, perennial presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was allowed to run again, despite being under house arrest and wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet. She was accused 12 years ago of misusing European Parliament funds. The editorial board of NEWS.BY suggests that Western political elites are launching a 'compromat war' to remove unwanted figures. They argue that the more the current establishment pressures right-wing politicians, the stronger they become, gaining political ground and expanding their voter base, which increasingly resents the current government. With Farage and Le Pen determined to continue their fight, and right-wing movements gaining strength in Germany and Italy, it is likely that leading EU countries and the UK will become significantly more right-leaning by 2027—potentially triggering a leftist-liberal backlash or worse.