Anti-establishment parties raging against the political class could sweep to victory in a swathe 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 look 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.

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. 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”.

FRANCE: 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.

NETHERLANDS: 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.

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

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

CZECH REPUBLIC: 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.

SWEDEN: ...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.

GREECE: 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.

The 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."