“Proponents of national conservatism argue that elections this year will cement it as the West’s dominant right-wing ideology, dispelling any notion that it is simply a flash in the pan. “Just like in June 2016 when the Brexit vote shadowed Trump’s November victory, I think you’re going to see the European parliamentary elections in June of this year foreshadow a big sweeping victory for the populist movement in the United States,” says Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Mr Trump who has spent years trying to light populist fires. “President Trump is our leader in this movement, but this movement has got permanency to it. Now it’s in the process of building institutions. It’s not going away. It’s only getting more powerful and bigger.”’