Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe’s Biggest Economies

Surge in immigration and weak economic growth spark voter backlash in France, the U.K. and GermanyLONDON—For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany, the latest sign of growing voter discontent in much of the continent following years of high immigration and inflation. Far-right and anti-immigration parties have already entered government in countries such as Italy, Finland and the Netherlands. But this year marks the first time that they have been ahead in Europe’s biggest economies at the same time. That could provoke a period of political turbulence in all three...