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EU elections: populist right makes gains but pro-European centre holds

Far right celebrates in France, Germany and Austria, but mainstream centre parties on course to hold majority

The Guardian - UK

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

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European Union Elections: Far-Right Parties Gain Momentum

EU parliamentary elections witness rise of far-right parties challenging traditional center forces. Italy's PM Meloni emphasizes importance amid violence a...

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Slovakia, Italy and others go to the polls in EU elections under the shadow of an assassination attempt

Italy’s far-right premier Giorgia Meloni warns that ‘vote will decide our next five years’ as she seeks to usurp EU’s centrist hegemony

The Independent UK

Slovakia Set For EU Vote After PM Shooting, Meloni's Italy Next

Slovakia on Saturday kicks off the final two days of voting in EU-wide elections, under the shadow of last month's shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico.

International Business Times

European elections: Dutch exit polls show progressive alliance just ahead of far right

Left and Green parties say nationalists can be beaten as Netherlands is first to vote in four-day election

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Irish, Czechs hold EU vote after Dutch far-right gains

Irish and Czech voters on Friday pick up the baton in the EU's marathon elections after a strong showing – but no knock-out blow – from the Dutch far-right on opening day.

Radio France Internationale

Ursula von der Leyen: Europe’s top bureaucrat is on shaky ground as EU elections begin

Almost 400 million European citizens are due to vote for representatives from their country to the European Parliament between June 6 and 9. The results of the elections will have an influence on who becomes the next president of the European Commission, one of the most powerful jobs in European…

The Conversation

Ryanair forced to cancel 100 flights as it demands action over France air traffic control strikes

The low-cost airline says customers are ‘sick and tired of suffering unnecessary cancellations’

The Independent UK

‘The battleground is Palestine’: Israel’s war looms over European elections

EU insiders and voters say many will be backing parties that are supportive of Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Dutch voters launch four-day EU election marathon

Dutch voters have kicked off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations of the European Union – providing an early litmus test of how far to the right the next EU parliament might shift.

Radio France Internationale

Netherlands Leads EU Elections With Right-Wing Surge

EU parliamentary elections underway with expected gains for hard right parties. Impact on global issues like climate, defense, migration, and relations wit...

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EU Elections: Rightward Shift And Coalition Dilemmas

EU elections see rise of far-right parties, shaping future coalitions and policy directions.

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.

France 24

European parliamentary elections: What a right-wing surge could mean for the EU

Polls show that Europe is facing a potential shift to the right in elections set for June 6-9, when millions of EU citizens will vote to elect new members of the European Parliament, a body crucial for shaping the bloc’s policies. With far-right parties likely to win greater influence, the…

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The Guardian - UK

Why is Ursula von der Leyen out wooing voters who can’t vote for her?

Commission chief is not running in MEP elections but is doing all she can to boost increasingly shaky bid for second term

The Guardian - UK

Giorgia Meloni has emerged as a kingmaker for the EU – but will she turn to centre right or far right?

Even her toughest opponents admit she’s played it cleverly. Yet the long-term aims of Italy’s prime minister remain unclear, writes Jon Henley

International Business Times

EU Readies For Elections With Far-right Set 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.

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.

France 24

EU Socialists' lead candidate Nicolas Schmit warns against 'arrangement' with far right

He's been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from the buttoned-up confines of the Berlaymont…

The Guardian - UK

Greens ‘will not back von der Leyen’ for re-election if she does deal with far right

German Green MEP warns that EU plan to tackle climate crisis will be put at risk by agreement with hard right parties

The Guardian - UK

Le Pen invites Meloni to form ‘super-group’ in European parliament

French far right leader suggests alliance of ID and ECR groups, including Italian PM’s Brothers of Italy

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