Initial projections cited by multiple reports showed the Conservative Party was on track to win across Europe in EU-wide elections that ended on Sunday.
All 27 European Union member states met to sit for their parliaments. election Right-wing parties and politicians are likely to win significant numbers of seats in the elections between Thursday and Sunday, wresting power back from the majority of centrist parties and highlighting a political shift towards conservative policies across Europe. according to To the New York Times. (Related article: “On the brink of bearability”: Why are European farmers protesting?)
“The world around us is in turmoil. External and internal forces are trying to destabilize our societies and undermine Europe. We will never allow this to happen,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. according to He reported in the Guardian that “the election results show that the majority of Europeans want a strong Europe.”
Ursula von der Leyen (R), President of the European Commission and leading candidate of the European People’s Party (EPP), leaves the stage after speaking next to Manfred Weber (second from right), leader of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), during the European People’s Party’s election night after voting in the European Parliament elections in Brussels on June 9, 2024. (Photo by John Theis/AFP) (Photo by John Theis/AFP via Getty Images)
Early projections from exit polls suggest conservative parties will perform significantly better across the federal government and take a larger share of the 720-seat parliament, according to the NYT’s initial projections. Centrist parties are likely to maintain their majority with more than 400 seats, but are still reeling from a defeat that is predicted to be worse than last year’s election.
According to the Times, right-wing parties performed particularly well in France and Germany, where French President Emmanuel Macron’s liberal-leaning Renaissance party suffered a surprising defeat. defeat As initially expected, the National Rally party won the election, prompting President Macron to dissolve Parliament and call a general election.
Marine Le Pen, leader of her National Rally party, said she was “ready to rebuild the country” following the weekend victory. Per The Associated Press.
“We are ready. After the National Rally party was named the main parliamentary opponent in the 2022 parliamentary elections, these European elections confirm that our movement is a leading force for change in France,” she told supporters in Paris, according to the Associated Press.
Activists from the French far-right National Rally (RN) celebrate after the French president announced new general elections will be held on June 30 during an evening rally of the party on the final day of the European Parliament elections at the Chaine du Roi pavilion in Paris on June 9, 2024. (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP) (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images)
In Germany, right-wing parties swept past Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s left-leaning Social Democrats. Initial projections cited by The Associated Press predicted the Social Democrats would win just 14% of the vote, down from the 15.8% they received in 2019 and even lower than they did in Germany’s last federal election, scheduled for 2021. The environmentally-oriented Green Party fared even worse, winning just 12% of the vote, down from 20% five years ago.
The newfound strength of Europe’s conservative parties highlights voters’ key concerns about coalitions. according to Issues like climate change are less of a concern to voters than usual, while immigration and the economy remain top concerns, according to the Washington Post.
As of Sunday night, most countries were still counting their final votes.
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