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Right-wing populist parties competed in most electoral contests that took place in Europe in 2017, often as main contenders for power. Elections in France, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic were all characterized by an increase in the support for such parties. The French Front National (FN) progressed to the second round of the French Presidential election for the first time since 2002; the Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) gained access to office after forming a governing coalition with the centreright People's Party (OVP); and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered parliament for the first time after substantially increasing its vote share from the previous legislative election of 2013. These results attracted extensive media attention, generating talk of a'populist revolution'which is seen as part of a continuing trend that follows the 2014 European Parliament (EP) elections, Brexit and the election of …