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Four key reasons why far-right, illiberal 'anti-forces' (anti-#EU; anti-€; anti-migration) not likely to form sustainable coalition after #EUelections2019: (1) protagonists (like Salvini, Le Pen or Órban) quarrel over who should lead #AntiForces -> no one willing to subordinate;
(2) #AntiForces follow different strategies vis-à-vis ‘old establishment’ -> some ready to enter coalitions with mainstream parties (see e.g. FPÖ in A), others exclude any form of cooperation;
(3) far-right forces subscribe to different policy recipes in key areas such as migration, especially concerning solidarity dimension between member states, or regarding foreign policy (e.g. relationship with Russia);
(4) nationalistic focus & ‘my-country-comes-first’ attitude (might) strengthen far-right parties at home -> but makes it difficult to form stable & credible coalitions at #EU level
