Continued momentum of far right and populist nationalists poses threat to European Parliament
European Commission President and EPP lead candidate Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during an EPP election evening after the vote for the European Parliament election in Brussels. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images will remain the biggest grouping in the parliament, picking up several seats. The centre left Socialists and Democrats seem to have mostly held their ground, while the centrist and liberal group Renew are expected to lose a sizeable number of seats.
Which political parties match your views? New online tool lets voters check the parties they are aligned with The hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists and far right Identity and Democracy groupings, along with some other unattached extreme right parties, are set to make significant gains. But indications clear that are – as expected – their increase in seats will not be enough to upend the system. They will still be able to cause big headaches as a loud, obstructive voice opposing policy.’s team will be pouring over the results as they are finalised in the coming days.
Many casting their votes for the extremes are also doing so in protest over the failure of national governments Many casting their votes for the extremes are also doing so in protest over the failure of national governments. In France the big success of Le Pen’s far right National Rally is much more a condemnation of president Emmanuel Macron, who called a snap parliamentary election in response to the vote, than Von der Leyen or Brussels.
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