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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Vivian Ho

First Thing: Far-right gains in EU polls prompt snap election in France

The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaking yesterday as Jordan Bardella, the president of her party, National Rally, listens at the election night HQ.
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaking yesterday as Jordan Bardella, the president of her party, National Rally, listens at the election night HQ. Photograph: Lewis Joly/AP

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Parties on the populist right made stunning gains in the European parliament elections last night, with voters in France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands pushing for far-right leaders to represent their interests in the EU. While the centrist pro-European parties appeared to have held the majority, the results are likely to complicate EU lawmaking.

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