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Acknowledge and discuss the rise of fascism in Europe and how to combat it.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Far right fascist organizations and parties are growing to a worrying level in a lot of central Europe, far right extremism is a threat to international security and human rights, the UK needs to fully acknowledge this and discuss how to work with European leaders on how to combat this issue.
Percentages of far right nationalist parties share of the vote in recent national elections not exhaustive list.

Sweden - Sweden Democrats 17.6%
Finland - The Finn's 17.7%
Denmark - The Danish People's Party 21%
Estonia - Conservative People's Party 17%
Netherlands - Freedom Party 13%
Germany - Alternative For Germany 12.6%
France - National Rally 13%
Switzerland - Swiss People's Party 29%
Austria - Freedom Party 26%

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-36130006

Why it was rejected

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Timeline

4 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Sep 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.