Far right taps jaded mood across EU

Gains by populist parties show failures of establishment players, experts say

The success of far-right parties in recent elections in Europe can largely be attributed to the lackluster performance of the established parties that have traditionally formed governments in the region, experts say.

Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the Brothers of Italy party, led a right-wing coalition to gain 44 percent of the vote in a snap election on Sept 25. She is expected to become Italy's first female prime minister.

In a speech in Milan on Oct 1, she said that Rome will start putting national interests first.