In the past few years, Europe has faced several challenges including the illegal immigration problem. The future of European politics is also at great risk more than ever. Some feel that in the future Europe will divided into many alliances; while others believe that if the political leaders of Europe take enough actions, Europe could remain United in the upcoming time. The members of the European Union are taking different stances regarding the issue of mass immigration, the economy, and secularism. Countries such as Germany, Belgium, France etc. support the mass immigration policies. On the other hand, Countries like Poland, Greece, and Italy are trying to alter the immigration policies of the European Union. Now a new question has arisen, What about the future of European politics? Will they remain united and friendly or divide themselves in various alliances?
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What is the current circumstance of European politics?
The majority of members of the European Union are taking human rights and secularism as the basic foundation of their constitutions. In the past years, we have seen this in the practical life. One of the best examples is when Germany accepted more than one million refugees coming from the Middle East. Similar approaches have been done by other countries like France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy etc.
However, these circumstances are changing so rapidly across Europe. Several European countries are facing serious economic problems and struggling to provide necessary services to their citizens. Many people across Europe believe that mass immigration is the main reason why their government failed to achieve a strong economy for them. As a result, several opposition political parties are now creating pressure on the current governments to ensure that they are changing their immigration policies. Countries like Poland and Hungry always remain opposed to the mass immigration policy by the European Union. Nowadays, the same things are happening with Germany and France. AFD party secured second position in the recent general election in Germany. They are openly against the immigration policies and promise they will close their border in the future and improve the current economic condition.
The rise of Anti-immigrant sentiments and anti-secularism sentiments.
The major reason for anti-immigrant sentiment is that the majority of the countries are facing economic problems. However, this is not the only reason, several political parties in Europe are claiming that they are losing their religions and customs due to mass immigration. AFD party openly stands against certain communities in Germany. Besides, other European parties including the Reform party in the UK share similar beliefs. Their major believes are:
- Illegal immigrants are the main reason for the current economic condition.
- People who are coming from across the globe, altering the customs of European countries.
- The current governments don’t care about their citizens.
- The border of Europe should not be open to everyone.
- The government is not trying to address the current problems of the European people.
Secular parties’ perspectives on the current circumstances of the European countries.
The liberal parties in Europe have declined all the claims of the opposition parties. The liberal parties showed several positive narratives about mass immigration policies and secularism. The main policy of them is ensuring equal rights for every citizen including Hindus, Muslims, and other religions. They remained constant in their stances regarding choosing secularism over any religious constitutions. Here the some of their narratives:
- Every human being has their human rights and we should ensure that to them.
- Immigrants are contributing to the economy of European countries.
- People are bringing their customs to Europe which creates diversity among the people.
- The current European economy is down due to world conflicts.
- The borders of European countries are not open rather there are many security guards.
The Future of European politics
Actually, we cannot predict the future properly but we can guess what will happen in the upcoming times. The opposition parties are increasing their popularity across European countries. One of the biggest examples is the Reform Party UK, which is considered the second most popular political party in the UK. They are challenging the Labour Party in the UK in the upcoming general election. World leaders such as Donald Trump and Elon Musk endorse the Reform party in the UK.
Not only in the UK but also in Germany and France, the current President of the USA is endorsing conservatives including AFD and other political parties. These political parties are totally opposed to the liberal and secular parties in Europe. If took over the power in European countries, there will be definitely a debate against each other. As a result, the unity might be broken among the European countries.
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