German, French far-right gains offer signs of shifting tone in EU Parliament vote
- Far-Right parties scored significant victories in the EU parliamentary elections, causing major defeats for French President Macron and German Chancellor Scholz.
- In France, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party's dominance led to Macron dissolving the national parliament for new elections, posing risks to his presidency.
- Scholz's Social Democratic party in Germany fell behind the extreme-right Alternative for Germany, with AfD leader Alice Weidel celebrating the party's surge into second place.
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Far-right, nationalist parties gain strong support in European Parliament election
Supporters of Romania's nationalist-sovereignist party wave flags on a building covered with a banner showing medieval historical figures at the party's headquarters after the exit polls of the European Parliament Elections in Bucharest, Romania.DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty ImagesVoters across the European Union are voting in a new European Parliament in elections this week.Early results reveal a surge in support for far-right parties.Nationa…
France: Le Pen's far-right party makes historic gains in EU elections
The National Rally party gained 31.5% of support in France according to exit polls on Sunday, becoming the first French party to receive more than 30% of votes in European elections since 1984.
Far-right parties surge in European Parliament vote, prompting French snap election
An initial projection provided by the European Union indicated far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament, but two mainstream and pro-European groups, the Christian Democrats and the Socialists, remained the dominant forces.
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