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Democracy and the extreme right

How do liberal democracies deal with the existence of extremely right-wing parties?

A storm has been brewing in the UK over a decision by the 大象传媒 to invite the British National Party onto its flagship political panel programme. The BNP - which bases its appeal on British ethnicity, won two seats in the European Parliament this year. How do democracies respond to the rise of the far right?

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Tue 15 Sep 2009 04:40GMT

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  • Tue 15 Sep 2009 04:40GMT

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project