Queens of Conservatism

Few women in the GOP wield real power, but in Europe, women have emerged as some of the far right’s most prominent leaders.

For three of Europe’s most dangerous far-right parties, the future is female. Marine Le Pen of France, Giorgia Meloni of Italy, and Alice Weidel of Germany have presided over a revival of the continent’s right wing in recent years, complicating the stock image of reactionaries as aggrieved men. Between the 2019 and 2024 European Parliament […]

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