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title: "In Western Europe, Populist Parties Tap Anti-Establishment Frustration but Have Little Appeal Across Ideological Divide"
description: "Regardless of populist sentiments, people in Western Europe tend to favor parties that reflect their own ideological orientation. With regard to policy, too, ideology continues to matter."
date: "2018-07-12"
authors:
  - name: "Courtney Johnson"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/courtney-johnson/"
  - name: "Katie Simmons"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katie-simmons/"
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/07/12/in-western-europe-populist-parties-tap-anti-establishment-frustration-but-have-little-appeal-across-ideological-divide-2/"
categories:
  - "Populism"
datasets:
  - name: "Fall 2017 Media and Politics in Western Europe Survey"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/fall-2017-media-and-politics-in-western-europe-survey/"
---

# In Western Europe, Populist Parties Tap Anti-Establishment Frustration but Have Little Appeal Across Ideological Divide