Analysis on “Are You Touching the Left End Worldwide

The popularity of leftist parties worldwide is at the lowest historic level. The survey is published in the British newspaper “The Telegraph”. Comparing statistical data and election results in 73 countries of the world, it concludes that left-wing factions are today more unpopular than at any time since the end of the Cold War (1947-1991).

The analysis comes after a year of electoral triumphs for conservatives worldwide, which culminated in choice Donald Trump For president of the United States.

The Primate is owned by parties near the right, as they have voted over 1.5 billion people in over 70 countries until 2024. Left-wing parties suffered a record drop in the average vote by only 45.4% in the recent elections of each Republic surveyed by the “The Telegraph” in 73 democratic countries.

In Western Europe and the US, left-wing parties secured only 42.3% of the vote, while the right received 55.7%, reaching the largest margin in the vote since 1990. Even the extreme right reached a record percentage of 14.7%, thanks to performance... alarming in elections from France to Panama.

The decline of the left is also felt in Latin America, a bastion of socialism after years of violent fascist dictatorships. Following Donald Trump's inauguration, new defeats for the leftist in Canada, Australia and Germany are expected on political horizons, the EU's largest economy.

What Analysts Say

The right mindset is on the rise. There is no compelling reason that this tendency will soon stop”, í told of “The Telegraph” professor Matthews RodulinePolitical scientist from Amsterdam University.

Save Jeremy Cliff, editorial director and policy associate at the European Council for Foreign Relations's think institute, says the global shift towards the right is the result of three related trends: “The scope of organised work driven by globalisation, the strengthening of IDist policies that are most successfully exploited from the right than by the left, and the overall trend of left forces that are mostly fragmented than are joined”.

In the US, Trump won the popular vote in last November's elections, receiving 77 million votes against 75 million democratic votes. Kamala Harris. In Canada, surveys show Pierre Pollievevre, a populist politician with the nickname “ Justin Trudeau As prime minister. In Australia, conservatives have moved ahead of the lab government in opinion polls ahead of elections to be held in 2025.

Europe's View

At the same time, the right-wing parties in Europe “claimed” an almost historical difference from their left-wing opponents, which ranges close to 14%, in the last election race in the Old Continent. Labusists' sweeping victory in Great Britain was the only comfort for the left. However, the smile is not expected to last long, as the first YouGov/Times survey following the 2024 general elections showed a head-on race between Labusists (26%) and Reformists (25%). The Conservative Party has dropped to third with 22%.

In Western Europe, extreme right made progress, marking an average record percentage of 16.9% in France, Austria, Germany and elsewhere. Voters across the EU won the centre-right parties in last June's European elections, but the extremes of the Alternative for Germany ( The French National Front and Austria's Freedom Party achieved good results.

In France, the decision of Emmanuel Macro to call early elections after the National Front Marine Le Pen He won the country's European elections, has thrown French politics into confusion and has made Macro himself powerless. The National Front was prevented from taking power thanks to the coalition of all leftist parties. But Le Pen's party is the largest in the French parliament and brought down the Barnier minority government in just three months.

In Austria, the far-right pro-Putin Freedom Party won parliamentary elections for the first time and is now expected to form a coalition government. In Germany, The conservative CDU is expected to win next February parliamentary elections. The far-right AfD is in second place, ahead of left-wing Social Democratic Party Olaf Scholz. Last year, AfD won regional elections, the first far-right party to do so in Germany since World War II and since the fall of the Nazi party.

2024 was the worst year for leftist parties in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of the Iron God. The right centre won in Croatia and Bulgaria. The extreme right won already cancelled elections in Romania. In the Czech Republic, Andrei Babic, a populist businessman of Trump's far-right and imitators of Trump, is expected to win this year's elections, leading with at least 14 points in recent polls.

Experts say the success of the populist right is due to strengthening anti-imigration positions in Europe. At the same time, far-right politicians are gaining more access and their messages are managing to have a greater impact on society through social media -- an opportunity they did not have in the past.

Historical fortifications are being “sbeen” and Latin America

At the same time, the overwhelming embrace of Latin America's political scene from the left has resulted in weakening since the late 2000s, following the victories of leaders like Argentina. Javier Mile. After the 2024 elections, the percentage of left votes was 51.6%, the lowest in over 30 years. At the same time, the rightist vote has remained at 40% since 2018.

In 2023, Paraguay chose the conservative Santiago Peña and Ecuador chose centre-right candidate Daniel Noboa. In the same year, Mile extentrick became president of Argentina with promises of cuts in the public sector. He will face mid-term elections in 2025, but so far his party is doing well in polls.

According to Dr. Christopher SabatinResearchers for Latin and US America at Chatham House, left-wing parties have seen their votes drop as a result of the inability of governments, excessive promises and corruption. Over the past two decades, voter concerns about crime and violence have increased. This is a field where the left has failed to produce many results or a stable reply” He said “The Telegraph”.

Jair Bolsonaro Called “Trump of tropics” lost the 2022 elections, but his party remains the largest in the Brazilian parliament. Analysts estimate that the arrival of the US-led Trump will also favour “mini-Trumpat” in Latin American countries.

What Happens in Asia and Australia

In Asia and Australia, the right maintained its dominance in politics with 55.6% of the vote -- the highest average since 2017. Yacindda ArdernNew Zealand's left-wing prime minister resigned in 2023 and was replaced by Christopher LuxonLeader of the centre-right National Party. In Australia, the right-wing coalition of the Liberal-nationalist Party has taken the lead in polls ahead of elections to be held this year.

Last year, Japan's right-wing Liberal Democratic Party lost the majority, but the rise of new, smaller right-wing parties helped boost the country's right-wing vote to 63.87%. In India, the greatest democracy in the world, Narendra Mode and the Bharatiya Janata (BJP) Party were selected for a third term in June 2024. However, the opposition coalition centre and centre-left of the Indian National Congress saw an increase in votes.

Historically high... decline in Africa and the Middle East

In 8 African and Middle Eastern democracies, the percentage of left votes fell to a record 54.2% in 2024. For most of the last 30 years, the left-wing parties have always been over 60%, but this has dropped, after a long period of financial mismanagement scandals.

In South Africa, the continent's largest economy, the Central African National Congress of Left Africa failed to win the parliamentary majority it held since its first election after apartheid in 1994.

Lakud's right party Benjamin Netanyah has been in power in Israel since 2020. The upcoming elections will not be held earlier than 2027, but Likud, who is in the four-party rightist coalition, is still ahead in the polls, despite Netanyahu's handling of Gaza and the hostage crisis following the October 7th 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas.

Exception Makes Britain

Despite all of this, Labusists' sweeping victory in Great Britain was one of the few Mayan triumphs in 2024, but even this phenomenon, however, is not expected to last. The YouTube/Times poll shows a tight race between Labusists and United Kingdom Reformers, with 26% and 25%. The Conservative Party is very close, in third place, receiving 22% of the vote.

All the above clearly shows that the left will have to review its policies worldwide and seek partnerships, contrary to perhaps the divisive logic that prevails in its DNA. A change of faces is also seen as encouraging with the aim of inspiring new voters. Otherwise, 2025 could be even worse for leftist parties worldwide. © prepare LAPSI.al