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On Wednesday night, a gunman reportedly rang the doorbell and then shot at people in the smoking section, at a Midnight shisha bar in central Hanau, some 20 kilometres east of Frankfurt, Germany. He then fled the scene by car before opening fire at the Arena Bar & Cafe. After a massive manhunt, the suspect was found dead at his flat, along with his mother. Both were killed by gunshots. The attack is being treated by investigators as an act of far-right terrorism.
Since that Trump's divisive campaign and his subsequent win in 2016, right-wing extremism has been on the rise and is not about to stop. What we've seen in the past few years is a normalisation of right-wing, racist ideology in mainstream politics and the media, with the main culprits being Trump, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson. There might have been tens of thousands who held vigil in the aftermath of the Hanau shooting incident but those who are silently happy about the turn of events might be in the hundred of thousands or even millions. A reprieve for nyeuthis is that muslim immigrants are the ones being targeted now and have taken considerable pressure off us, but still chuma chetu ki motoni. Fueling this fire are concerns about immigration, a dilution of national identity and the European Union.
Sample this:
Italy
Italy's Matteo Salvini - leader of the League - is a key figure in Europe's nationalist scene, despite the collapse of his ruling coalition with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement in August. However, a surprise deal between Five Star and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) ended Mr Salvini's tenure as interior minister. The League's popularity coincided with the aftermath of the financial crisis and a big influx of sub-Saharan migrants from North Africa in 2016. As interior minister, Mr Salvini spearheaded an anti-immigration policy that barred humanitarian rescue ships from Italian ports.
Germany
From its beginnings as an anti-euro party, AfD party has pushed for strict anti-immigration policies, embraced hostility towards Islam and broken decades-old anti-Nazi taboos. It enjoyed a surge in popularity as Germany allowed in over a million undocumented migrants. Despite attempts by Chancellor Angela Merkel to toughen her stance on immigration, the party has added to its electoral success and now has representatives in every state parliament.
In October 2019 the AfD came ahead of Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in the eastern state of Thuringia - a shock to the political establishment.
Austria
The Freedom Party (FPÖ) became the only far-right party in power in Western Europe when it joined a coalition as junior partner with conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2017. As in Germany, the migrant crisis that unfolded in 2015 was also seen as key to the FPÖ's success, and an issue they long campaigned on.
Spain
One of the big political stories in Spain has been the sudden rise of the far-right Vox party. Spain held its fourth general election in four years on 10 November and Vox surged into third place, doubling its seats to 52. It only entered parliament for the first time in April.
France
Marine Le Pen's party is opposed to the euro and blames the EU for mass immigration, and she has found a common voice with other nationalist and far-right parties in Europe. There is evidence that the grassroots "gilets jaunes" (yellow-vest) protest movement has attracted some activists from the far right. The anti-establishment protests over the cost of living have posed probably the biggest challenge to the Macron presidency. Some gilets jaunes protesters include anti-Semitic abuse in their angry campaign.
Sweden
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) made significant gains in the 2018 general election, winning about 18% of the vote. The party has its roots in neo-Nazism, but it rebranded itself in recent years and first entered parliament in 2010. It opposes multiculturalism and wants strict immigration controls. Sweden stands out as she has welcomed more asylum seekers per capita than any other European country and has one of the most positive attitudes towards migrants.
Finland
The far-right Finns Party were narrowly beaten into second place in the April 2019 general election, coming within 0.2% of the left-wing Social Democratic Party (SDP). Its success was built on two policies: opposition to immigration and a rejection of ambitious policies aimed at combating climate change.
Poland
The far-right Confederation party got 6.8% of the vote in Poland's 2019 general election. But the main story of the election was the convincing win for conservative Law and Justice (PiS), returning to power with 43.6% of the vote.
Hungary
In 2018, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secured a third term in office with a landslide victory in an election dominated by immigration. The victory, he said, gave Hungarians "the opportunity to defend themselves and to defend Hungary". Mr Orban has long presented himself as the defender of Hungary and Europe against Muslim migrants, once warning of the threat of "a Europe with a mixed population and no sense of identity".
Slovenia
Although it fell a long way short of a majority, the anti-immigrant Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) was the largest party in this year's general election. The party is led by former Prime Minister Janez Jansa, a supporter of Hungary's Viktor Orban. He has said he wants Slovenia to "become a country that will put the well-being and security of Slovenians first".
In short kila mtu ajenge kwao, and BBI is the way to do it we're told.
