What have to be, have to be. The European Individuals’s Get together (proper, 186 seats out of 720, 9 greater than in 2019) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (left, 137 seats, -4) got here out on prime within the European elections, which mobilized 51 % of eligible voters (or round 183 million folks) throughout the continent from June 6 to 9. The outcomes additionally characterize a transparent defeat for the Greens/European Free Alliance (inexperienced, 53 seats, -18) and Renew Europe (liberals, 79 seats, -23).
The far-right teams, European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identification and Democracy (ID), each made vital beneficial properties, taking 73 (+4) and 58 (+9) seats respectively. The ultimate tally may rise additional as soon as the hundred or so non-affiliated elected representatives with out teams have chosen their political household. Whereas the centrist coalition could retain its majority, it’s nonetheless weakened by the European Parliament’s shift to the suitable.
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It was France, Germany and Austria that made the headlines, because of sturdy performances from the far-right. It stays to be seen which coalition will emerge from this deeply divided Parliament, and the way key EU posts shall be allotted, notably the presidency of the European Fee. Whereas favourite Ursula von der Leyen (EPP) is anticipated to be re-elected, the electoral debacle suffered by governments in France and Germany may complicate her re-election.
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