Far right celebrates in France, Germany and Austria, but mainstream centre parties on course to hold majorityMacron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far rightResults tracker – liveIt wasn’t just in France that the far right was celebrating on Sunday night. In Germany and Austria, parties on the populist right made stunning gains in the European elections – but despite that, the pro-European centre appeared to have held in a set of results likely to complicate EU lawmaking.In France, Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections after a crushing defeat of his allies by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, while in Germany, Olaf Scholz’s coalition had a bad night as the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) made significant gains. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/eu-elections-populist-right-makes-gains-but-pro-european-centre-holds
Author : Jennifer Rankin , Lisa O’Carroll and Lili Bayer in Brussels
Publish date : 2024-06-10 00:13:05
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EU elections: populist right makes gains but pro-European centre holds
