This statistic presents how favorable or unfavorable people in selected Western European countries view populist parties in their country as of 2017. In Germany, Alternative for Germany is viewed by 83 percent of the respondents unfavorably, while 39 percent of respondents in Italy advised they have a favorable view of the Five Star Movement.
Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017*
Respondents from 8 Western European countries (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, UK)
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* Respondents were asked about populist parties in their own country. The source adds the following information: "We define “populist” parties as those that display high levels of anti-elitism". Further information about the methodology used can be found on pages 67-73 of the report.
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Pew Research Center. (July 12, 2018). Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017*." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Perception of Populist Parties in Selected Western European Countries as of 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/
Pew Research Center, Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Perception of populist parties in selected Western European countries as of 2017* [Graph], Pew Research Center, July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/895730/perception-of-populist-parties-in-europe/
