EP offers out the incorrect outcomes
All eyes have been on Parliament spokesperson Jaume Duch as he learn out the newest projection of which political teams will dominate the subsequent meeting. Alas, the numbers he had have been totally different from people who appeared on the display screen behind him. The newly up to date projection confirmed that the EPP was on observe for 186 seats. Or was it 189? Duch learn out 186 however the display screen behind him confirmed 189, and there have been different discrepancies. A Monetary Occasions reporter drew laughs by shouting out: “He’s behind you!”
Ex-Belgian prime minister rips up his poll paper
Elio Di Rupo, a former Belgian prime minister and now lead EU candidate for the French-speaking Socialists, obtained his poll papers blended up whereas voting in his hometown of Mons. Belgians went to the polls for regional, federal and EU elections on Sunday.
Di Rupo left the polling sales space to ask for a brand new poll paper, saying he had placed on the “incorrect glasses, and there are a variety of candidates, so I made a mistake.” He tore up the paper so his vote would stay secret.
In the meantime, Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s (quickly to be former) prime minister, went for a beer within the pub ‘t Bierpotje in Brakel after voting. He’ll have wanted a drink as his center-right occasion noticed its vote share plummet in Sunday’s nationwide election.
League’s League of Legends
Italy’s League had a foul night time. The occasion of Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister, had 22 MEPs and was the most important nationwide delegation within the ID group, however acquired simply 8.6 % of the vote this time. Additionally, eagle-eyed social media customers seen that whereas the TV cameras have been rolling in League HQ, one staffer was enjoying a online game — making it the one League of Legends reference in reference to this election.
Musk-hugging YouTuber will get elected
Fidias Panayiotou, a 25-year-old YouTuber, was elected in Cyprus, changing into one of many nation’s six MEPs. Panayiotou, the son of a Greek Orthodox priest, has a number of followers on TikTok and YouTube, and made his identify by embarking on a mission to hug Elon Musk. He lastly achieved his goal in 2023, after spending months ready exterior the HQ of X.
