European progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchers
Centre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysis
Centre-left parties can build a broad new coalition of support if they tackle Europe’s deepening housing crisis, researchers have said – but continuing to ignore it risks pushing increasingly fed-up voters into the arms of the far right.
Research by the Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet) suggests dramatic rises in the cost of housing over recent years have eroded support for centre-left parties – once the champions of affordable housing – and fuelled anti-establishment disaffection.
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