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EU elections: far-right parties surge, but less than had been expected

The results of the 2024 European elections have confirmed the surge of far-right parties in EU member states. However, while many recorded significant scores, the wave was not a groundswell, and the shifts vary from country to country.

The Conversation

Campaign catchup: Europe’s right ascends, Lib Dems jump first, ReformCon cosy up

In today’s newsletter: What swings toward the right in Germany, France, Belgium and beyond might mean for the UK election

The Guardian - UK

European elections: Paris and Berlin - not Brussels – will feel heat of far right’s gains

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany

The Guardian - UK

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EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds

Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture

The Guardian - UK

European election dents German leader's authority, boosts conservatives and the far right

Dismal results for Germany’s governing parties in the European Parliament election have dented Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s authority and could prompt even more of the infighting that just cost the government dearly

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron calls snap election as far-right gains rattle EU’s traditional powers

Far-right parties have rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially…

The National (Scotland)

Far right surges in EU vote, topping polls in Germany, France, Austria

French President Emmanuel Macron calls snap election after National Rally doubles vote share of centrist Renaissance.

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Scholz's Coalition Suffers Rout At EU Polls In Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition suffered a stinging defeat at the European elections Sunday, all three parties in his government trailing the conservatives and the far right, preliminary results showed.

International Business Times

EU elections: Macron to dissolve French parliament after crushing loss to far right

As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Germany's Governing Parties Face Weak Results In EU Vote

Exit polls in Germany show gains for AfD and decline for governing parties in the European Parliament vote.

Top News

Decision Time As France, Germany Headline EU Vote Finale

The final -- and by far biggest -- day of EU elections takes place Sunday with voting in 21 member countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.

International Business Times

Voters head to the polls on final day of EU elections

Voting began across Europe Sunday on the final -- and biggest -- day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.

Radio France Internationale

German leader hardens on deportations amid row with far right as EU election looms

Chancellor says violent, foreign-born criminals, even from Syria and Afghanistan, may be forced to leave

The Guardian - UK

German chancellor vows to deport criminals following brutal attack by Afghan migrant

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows that the country will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant last week left one police officer dead and four more people injured

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The EU is braced for a rise in the hard right. What matters is how the centre responds

27-member bloc will have to adjust to new reality as rightwing groups expected to have real influence for first time

International Business Times

Candidate For Germany's Far-right AfD Wounded In Clash

German police said Wednesday that a local election candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was hurt in the country's west after confronting a man taking down the party's posters.

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD party candidate stabbed in Mannheim

Heinrich Koch reportedly stabbed in altercation over election posters days after police officer died in attack in same German city

The Independent UK

A member of a German far-right party stabbed and wounded in another attack on a politician

German news agency dpa is reporting that a member of a far-right party was stabbed and wounded in the southwestern city of Mannheim

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Al Jazeera

European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake?

Far-right parties are expected to do well and could gain a stronger foothold in the European Parliament.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine is a dividing line in European election that centrists hope to exploit

With populists on the left and right winning support across Europe, moderates have found a single issue of their own to campaign on

International Business Times

Holocaust Survivors Beg Young EU Voters To Shun Far Right

The German far-right AfD party has "a lot in common" with the Nazis in the 1930s, according to 95-year-old Ruth Winklemann, who recalls having to hide in a shed with her mother after her father was sent to Auschwitz.

Radio France Internationale

EU readies for key elections with far right forecast to surge

EU voters go to the polls in a week's time, with far-right, nationalist parties expected to do well in the bloc's next parliament in a time of social and geopolitical uncertainty.

Top News

German Politics In Turmoil Ahead Of European Parliament Elections

Germany's European Parliament elections are influenced by government discord, economic struggles, and far-right controversies.

The Guardian - UK

The AfD’s obsession with the Third Reich is driving a realignment of Europe’s far right

Marine Le Pen’s rupture with her German allies reveals a tactical fault line between the ‘old’ right and the ‘new’

The Independent UK

European election tests an unpopular government and a scandal-hit far-right party in Germany

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