There is little data to support fears of a ‘greenlash’ – instead voters may have other priorities such as inflation or the Ukraine war
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Voters may deal Green parties a blow that costs them up to one-third of their seats, if polls before this week’s European elections prove correct, in a shift that could lead to a rollback of climate policies with the effects rippling far beyond the continent.
At first glance, the projected slump in support – which follows months of protests from farmers against environmental rules – reads like a backlash against climate policies set by politicians who tried to move too far, too fast.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/04/why-green-parties-polling-badly-european-elections
Author : Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
Publish date : 2024-06-04 08:18:58
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