Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament
Far-right gains in next month’s European elections will be hard, if not impossible, to parlay into more power in parliament, experts say, but they could boost nationalist parties in EU capitals – with potentially greater consequences.
Polling suggests far-right and hardline conservative parties could finish first in nine EU states, including Austria, France and the Netherlands, in the polls between 6 and 9 June, and second or third in another nine, including Germany, Spain, Portugal and Sweden.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/11/far-right-big-gains-eu-elections-splits-may-thwart-march-to-power
Author : Jon Henley
Publish date : 2024-05-11 12:00:27
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