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Putin’s growing power and Trump’s extraordinary US Election victory are both herald’s of a growing movement against the established world governments.

Anti-establishment parties raging against the political class could sweep to victory in a swathes of elections next year and change the face of the West.

From Germany, to France, to the Netherlands – fringe and extremist parties are gaining momentum hand over fist and looked primed to seize power.

Notable victories have already been won – with a shocking referendum win in Italy causing Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to resign in a move said to pave the way for the collapse of the EU.

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Fredrik Wesslau, from the European Council of Foreign Relations, predicted the “unthinkable is now thinkable” after Trump was swept into the White House.

He said the political parties are trying to unseat the “liberal order” in a campaign backed by Putin and Trump.

Politicians look to overthrow the established order are hailing Trump’s election victory as the beginning of the “Patriotic Spring”.

There are six key elections coming up in 2017 which could very easily be won by right-wing parties with nationalist policies which would spell the end of the EU.

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Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front, could be poised to take power after the election in May in a move which could pull France out of the EU.

She has described the coming year as a “global revolution” after the election of Trump and the victory of Brexit.

Mrs Le Pen has promised to pull france out of NATO and “push migrants who want to come to Europe back into international waters”.

The alliance is feared to be a further casualty of the looming political shift – with NATO bosses “preparing for the worst” as they fear Putin will invade Eastern Europe and Trump will pull all US support.

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Meanwhile, anti-Islam and anti-migrant leader of the Party of Freedom Geert Wilders ended 2016 leading the polls in the Netherlands – contesting the general election in March.

He tweeted a picture of Angela Merkel with blood on her hands following the Berlin Christmas market attack – and shared the message “they hate and kill us. An nobody protects us”.

He has also compared the Koran to Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf – campaigning to have the Muslim holy book banned – and coined the phrase “patriotic spring”.

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Frauke Petry is also contesting the German federal election next year as the aftermath of the Berlin attack rocks the government of Angelea Merkel.

While she does not have a seat in the Bundestag – the German parliament – approval of her Alternative for Germany party has been swelling in wake of backlash against refugees following terrorist attacks.

In her first election manifesto she declared "Islam is not part of Germany" and has previously called on border guard to use "firearms if necessary" when dealing with refugees.

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Leader of Italy's Five Star Movement TV comedian Beppe Grillo has already caused a stir as the the Italian government lost a key referendum.

Savagedly anti-EU, he has said "political amateurs are conquering the world", called Trump's victory an "extraordinary turning point" and his party won two key mayoral seats in Turin and Rome.

He has been called the "Italian Donald Trump" and his party could be a key player with elections expected to be held in 2017.

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The Czech Republic is also set to hold elections in 2017 while Sweden goes to the polls in 2018, both with own Trump-esque leaders who could make a shocking grab for power.

Andrej Babis, the second richest man in the Czech Republic, is expected to win the general election for the ANO party and has been reported to have close ties to Putin's Russia.

While in Sweden, anti-immigration Jimmie Akesson of the Sweden Democrats is gaining in popularity – campaigning against his nation's membership of the EU and advocating a campaign to tell migrants not to come to Sweden.

With Europe's biggest economies set to go to the polls, struggling Greece could also follow suit.

The extreme right fringes of their politics is dominated by the neo-nazi party Golden Dawn – who have launched attacks on refugee camps.

While it is very unlikely they have any chance at power, their nationalist cause is of the most intense and hate-filled in Europe.

Centre-right party New Democracy is the most likely to unseat the government should a snap election be called.

The former EU diplomat Wesslau said: "The new axis between Trump’s America, Putin’s Russia, and European populists represents a toxic mix for the liberal order in Europe.”

He added: "Within Europe, populists on the left and right are trying to roll back the liberal order.

"This insurgency is being actively backed by Putin’s Russia, and, now, it seems, Trump’s America.

"The European Union itself risks being an early casualty."