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27 October, 1999In many countries, right-wing political parties are speculating on people's fears in order to win votes among the working-class population. Read IMF General Secretary Marcello Malentacchi's column under IMF Opinion on this website.

GENEVA: In Austria, and most recently in Switzerland, the voters turned their backs on progressive forces, to give their support to parties which are anti-immigrant, anti-Europe, anti-social, anti-tax - in other words anti-everything which does not originate from themselves.
When politics are turning reactionary and create social conflicts which will damage an entire society, trade unions have to fight back.
Click on associated link and read the entire column by Marcello Malentacchi.
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