James Myers of OAN
Monday, June 10, 2024 1:43 PM
After four days of voting, more than 400 million European voters in 27 countries have pushed the 720-seat European Parliament “further to the right than ever before”, according to international political analysts.
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Right-wing parties have made great strides in Europe’s three largest economies: Germany, France and Italy, led by politicians who oppose mass immigration, higher taxes, want to end aid to Ukraine and oppose certain environmental policies.
In France, the National Rally party won the most votes to represent the Republic in the European Parliament, receiving more than 31% of the total votes cast by French citizens. This 31% is more than double the roughly 14% that was received by the centrist candidate supported by French President Emmanuel Macron.
President Macron almost immediately dissolved the French parliament and called a shock general election, the first round of which is scheduled for June 30.NumberThe second round is scheduled for July 7.Number.
“I have given you back the choice over the future of our parliament,” Macron said in a national broadcast. “The rise of nationalists and demagogues is not only dangerous for our country, but also for Europe and France’s position in Europe and in the world.”
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Italian Brothers party also won the most votes, receiving 29 percent of the vote, more than four times its share five years ago. The Italian Democratic Party came in second with 24 percent.
“The Italians are sending us a loud and clear message to get on with the job,” Meloni told an Italian radio station.
“The center remains,” she said, “but it’s also true that both extremes, left and right, are gaining support, and that’s why this result places a great deal of responsibility on the center parties.”
In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats received less than 14% of the vote, their worst result in a national referendum in more than 100 years, raising questions about whether his party can survive.
The centre-right European People’s Party, led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyden, also gained seats, remaining the largest party in the European Parliament.
“The centre remains in place but it is also true that the extremes on the left and right are gaining support,” von der Leyen said in Brussels, home of the European Union.
“We may differ on individual points,” she said, referring to the centrist lawmakers, “but we are all interested in stability and we all want a strong and effective Europe.”
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