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Within these countries, those who hold favorable views of right-wing populist parties – like the Alternative for Germany (AfD) or Italy’s Northern League – are more likely to express confidence in Putin than those who hold unfavorable views of those parties. Just about half of those who give positive ratings to the AfD and 46% who favor the Northern League say they are confident Putin will do the right thing regarding world affairs.
In France, those partial to the right-wing National Front (FN) are about twice as likely as those with negative views of the FN to say they are confident in Putin’s leadership (31% vs. 16%). And those who view Geert Wilders’ Dutch Party for Freedom favorably are nearly three times as likely as the party’s detractors to express confidence in Putin (26% vs. 10%).
Europeans with positive view of right-wing populist  | parties are more confident in Putin's leadership  | Confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the rightthing  | regarding world affairs  | Among those with a favorable view of  | Among those with an unfa vora ble view of  | Alternative for Germany  | 49%  | Germany  | 29%  | North ern League  | 46  | Italy  | 27  | 31  | National Front  | France  | 16  | UK Independ ence Party  | 28  | UK  | 16  | Party for Freedom  | 26  | Netherla nns  | 10  | Swedish Democrats  | 21  | Sweden  | Source: Spring 2016 Globa Attitudes Survey  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 