在政治光譜兩端的民粹極右翼與民粹極左翼政黨，各自透過不同的途徑，在歐洲過去幾年的選戰中贏得許多次的選舉勝利。從最近幾次的選舉結果資料，可以看出極右翼政黨比極左翼政黨更獲選民的青睞。這些資料清楚的顯示，民粹極右翼政黨能夠透過反移民關鍵性議題贏得選舉勝利。21世紀歐洲的政治特色，沿著經濟與難民危機，呈現出選舉的多變性；這提供了民粹極端政黨利用主流中間政黨選舉失敗而崛起的機會。目前有相當多民粹極端政黨崛起的研究，但並沒有把它們的選舉結果拿來做比較檢視。究竟什麼因素是造成在過去經濟危機時刻，民粹極右翼政黨表現得比民粹極左翼政黨好，更獲選民青睞？本研究將以比利時個案研究做分析。 Populist parties on both the radical right and left of the political spectrum in Europe have made a large number of electoral gains over years, but they have done so using different approaches. I draw on recent election data to show the extent to which the radical right has tended to outperform the radical left. The data suggest that the populist radical right has been able to offer a clearer message on key issues such as anti-immigration which has translated into greater electoral success. Twenty-first century European politics has been characterized by patterns of electoral volatility, along the recent economics and ongoing crises over refugees. This has allowed populist parties on both the radical right and left to capitalize on the electoral failure of mainstream center right and left parties. There has been a considerable amount of research on the recent rise of populist radical right and populist left parties. But few studies have examined the electoral fortunes of radical right and left parties together. What factors can explain the electoral success of radical right parties in the post-economic crisis period? This research will be applied to analysis a case study of Belgium.
