Centre-right EPP forecast to win most seats in European Parliament

Published
2024/06/09 19:03 (UTC)
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, casts her ballot for the European elections in a ballot box outside a polling station in the Hanover region. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) is forecast to hold the most seats in the European Parliament at 181, according to the first official EU-wide projections, firming up Ursula von der Leyen's chance of a second term as European Commission president.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, walks to a ballot box outside a polling station in the Hanover region with her ballot paper for the European elections alongside her husband. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrives at a polling station in the Hanover region with her husband to cast her vote in the European elections. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa
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