far-right parties

Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal to toughen the country's neutrality law, with final government results showing more than 70% voting against it and a majority opposed in all 26 cantons. The initiative was championed by a right-wing populist party and would have restricted Swiss cooperation with other states in matters involving neutral countries.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's camp scored a win in a by-election, holding off a challenge from a new far-right rival. The result is being read as a test of Meloni's grip on Italy's right-wing vote ahead of future contests, showing her party still dominates despite fresh competition on its political flank.

Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally party, says he has filed a lawsuit over a claim that he made antisemitic remarks. The 29-year-old, a leading figure of the French right, rejects the allegation as false and is pursuing legal action against it. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of the party's record on antisemitism ahead of French political developments.

A journalist's criticism of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's self-congratulatory response to La France Insoumise winning two Senate seats drew a sharp rebuttal from an LFI elected official. The party member argued the far-right RN is exploiting its electoral momentum to build toward 2027, and that LFI must similarly press its advantage rather than downplay modest gains.