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Assignment investigates the growing influence of populist parties in Northern Europe

Assignment investigates the growing influence of populist parties in Northern Europe.

In this two part series Assignment examines a new kind of politics that is reverberating across Europe.  

If Denmark conjures up images of contented Scandinavia - prosperous, generous welfare, internationally minded - think again. 

In the last decade or so Denmark's politics has changed remarkably. It's been driven by a populist force, the Danish People's Party (DPP), that wins less than 15% of the vote but wields huge influence. 

It's modern, tactically skilful, linking immigration and welfare in a highly effective way, spreading its appeal across right and left. 

Chris Bowlby reports from  Denmark and Sweden on the rise of the new far right in Northern Europe.

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