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Three New Parties in the British Party System – Three Variations of Euroscepticism. Referendum Party, UKIP, Brexit Party
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In the article, three new British Eurosceptic parties are analysed, Referendum Party, UKIP and Brexit Party: their origin, programmes, electoral support and voters’ realignment, caused by their activity. The question was asked about the importance of their Eurosceptic profile for the change in the British party system. Analysis shows that more important than Euroscepticism was their populist profile, which has the potential to outlive those particular parties and cause the emergence of new ones.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/k.2021.28.1.87-101
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