Far right in focus as European voters head to the polls on final day of EU election
- Voting in the European elections commenced in the Netherlands on Thursday, with results shaping the new European Parliament showcasing potential shifts towards far-right parties.
- The election outcome will determine power distribution between traditional center-right/left parties and populist, nationalist, and far-right factions within the Parliament.
- Anti-Establishment groups like Rassemblement National in France and Alternative for Germany in Germany are anticipated to perform strongly in the elections.
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The Latest | Election shifts the European Parliament further right
Far-right parties have made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Macron’s party
Socialists won five of the eight elections to the European Parliament in which national voters have participated since Portugal joined the common European project.
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On Sunday, most EU countries begin voting for the European Parliament. Although voting began on Thursday with the Netherlands, and continued on Friday and Saturday in a few other countries, most voters will vote on Sunday - voters are expected at the polls in 21 of the 27 EU member states, and in some cases, such as Romania, the European vote is combined with a local vote.
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