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> From US point of view even right wing European parties are socialists, that is how extreme late stage capitalism is.

Americans consider Germany's AfD or France's Rassemblement National as left? I don't know that that stands up to scrutiny.

I am quite sure they would see Afd housing politics lefty.
Individual policies do not define a party's leaning.

The GOP has lefty economic policies too: protecting public pensions & healthcare, government-funded fertility treatment, protectionism and industrial policy.