Varoufakis publishes essay blaming centrist austerity for far-right rise
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Yanis Varoufakis posts an Al Jazeera opinion piece arguing that European centrist politicians have pursued failed austerity policies that devastated societies, enabling far-right electoral surges. He specifically cites Friedrich Merz's collapsing approval ratings in Germany, Emmanuel Macron's policies in France, and Britain's Tory-Labour consensus on austerity.
“What is actually dying in Germany is not just a hitherto dominant party, but the image of centrist politicians as moderate technocrats.”
Yanis VaroufakisYanis Varoufakis Economist and political analyst
Friedrich Merz German Chancellor
Emmanuel Macron French President
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# democRats # Mittenazis # Neoliberalism : "Alas, first gradually, then suddenly, the masks are falling to the ground, and now the majority can see them for what they have always been: Zealots ruthlessly pursuing dead-end, misanthropic policies..." https://www. aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/…
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[Al Jazeera] - Europe’s centrists are finally paying the price of their extremism https://www. aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/ 23/europes-centrists-are-finally-paying-the-price-of-their-extremism?traffic_source=rss # PressReview # Politics
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