Explained: After Trump's midterm rout, Europe sees cracks in populist right. It may not stop France’s Le Pen

Since April, voters have ousted Hungary's Viktor Orbán, ended Aleksandar Vučić's grip on Serbia, and blocked the Bolsonaro family's return in Brazil.

National Rally

Marine Le Pen's far-right political party in France

AfD

Alternative for Germany, a far-right political party in Germany

ParlGov

A University of Bremen database tracking party and government vote share data

embezzlement conviction

Le Pen's legal case, under appeal, that could bar her from running or require her to wear an electronic tag

Madame la Présidente

French term for a female president, referencing Le Pen's bid to become France's first woman president