europeanelections
Far-right populist parties performed exceptionally well in the European Parliament elections, finishing first in France, Italy, and three other countries. They won nearly a quarter of the seats in the Parliament, just behind the center right. With Europe already reeling from Russia's war in Ukraine, the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency in the United States, stagnant living standards, strained welfare systems, and extreme weather events, nationalists pose a severe threat. These parties are often sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin and downright hostile to green policies, m...
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Last week's European Parliament elections toppled the French government, shifted European legislation to the right, yet kept mainstream bureaucrats at the steering wheel. The center-right European People's Party (EPP) remained the largest party in the 720-seated European Parliament, projected to have secured around 185 seats. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a member of the EPP, was unequivocal in her assessment of the results. "We won the European elections," von der Leyen said as the results were still being tallied on June 9. "This election has given us two messages. Firs...
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Preliminary results for the European Parliament elections show that centrist parties have retained the majority despite a surge in support for far-right groups, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as polls closed across Europe on June 9. Between June 6 and 9, European Union member states held elections for the bloc's 720-member European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) shape and approve legislation, and also approve candidates for the European Commission. Exit polls project that the center-right European People's Party (EPP), which von der Leyen represen...
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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced plans to resign after the defeat of his party, the liberal Open VLD, in the federal elections held June 9. Belgium held a national vote on the 150 legislative seats in the Chamber of Represenatatives on June 9, the same day as its European parliamentary elections. "Tomorrow I will resign as prime minister," de Croo said, with 90% of the votes counted. The conservative party N-VA led the vote, with a projected win of 24 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. The far-right Vlaams Belang party is projected to win 20. In third place, the liberal...
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The websites of three Dutch political parties came under attack by a Russian hacking group as the Netherlands kicked off voting for the European elections, Dutch media reported on June 6. The Russian hacking group Hacknet claimed responsibility via a post on Telegram for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. "We continue to attack the websites of the Netherlands and its parties," Hacknet claimed. The attack meant the websites of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), as well as the far-right Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV) and Forum voor Democratie (FvD), were temporarily inaccessible...
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Starting on June 6, citizens of the European Union will head to the voting bouts to elect the block's 720 member European Parliament. The election, held between June 6 and June 9 and often downplayed as irrelevant by voters, will have a major impact on EU domestic and foreign policy, among them the union's dealings with Ukraine. Ukraine awaits the start of membership talks, and the allocation of EU funds that are a crucial lifeline for the country amid Russia's war. Surging right-wing populist parties, Russian interference scandals, and the creeping Ukraine fatigue are a source of modest anxie...
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