German, French far-right gains offer signs of shifting tone in EU Parliament vote

Urgent : French far-right National Rally leads in EU elections

Urgent : French far-right National Rally leads in EU elections

Far-right makes significant gains in European parliament elections

BRUSSELS/BERLIN/PARIS (FT) -- Far-right parties have made significant gains in the EU elections, performing well in Germany and comfortably winning th

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.

German, French far-right gains offer signs of shifting tone in EU Parliament vote

Far-right parties in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and elsewhere performed strongly in a vote that will see the balance of power shift rightwards.