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Europe is undergoing a surge of support for far-right groups in politics and social issues, similar to recent events in the United States. But Europe's conservative hardcore is a patchwork of ideologies that sometimes run counter to their American counterparts, and mainstream political parties see them as an existential threat. Crispian Balmer and Matthew Larotonda report.