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Europe's far-right parties got a boost from Trump, but will they govern?

Trump has provoked, exasperated leaders from Mexico to Australia and the European Union

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Richard Maher | The Conversation

Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has provoked, exasperated, and unsettled world leaders from Mexico to Australia and the European Union headquarters in Brussels.

But there is one constituency that continues to enthusiastically support the president: Europe’s far right, who believe they have found common cause with Trump on issues ranging from restricting Muslim immigration and reviving economic nationalism to accommodating Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front, called Trump’s win a “victory for freedom”. Geert Wilders, who heads the Dutch Freedom Party and