European elections make waves across the continent
European voters have sent a clear signal to Brussels: Conservatives and nationalists won, while Liberals and "green" groups had a very rough election night in most…
Elections
Latest reporting and analysis on elections.
Workers abandoned by centre Left embrace economic nationalism
Amid the protracted battle by leading members of the EU Parliament to wrest more powers from the Council and Commission, few anticipated they would also acquire…
France’s Reconquête ‘excluded from Right alliance’ ahead of general elections
Marion Maréchal, niece of National Rally de facto leader Marine Le Pen and a member of France’s Reconquête, says her party had been excluded from the alliance…
‘We agree on everything’: Wilders announces new Dutch Government
Geert Wilders, leader of hard-right Freedom Party (PVV), has announced the formation of a new Dutch Government.
EU Liberals water down threats to eject Dutch member after elections thrashing
The European Parliament's Renew group appears to be watering down threats against one of its member parties over their willingness to join the Dutch Government headed…
Von der Leyen forced to look Left and Right in fight for survival
Despite her post-election boast that the European Parliament's centre had "held", sources say the cumulative total of more than 400 'centrist' MEPs is unlikely to…
France’s Republican party president agrees to alliance with National Rally
Eric Ciotti, President of the French centre-right party The Republicans, has been called on to resign after agreeing to an electoral alliance with the hard-right…
France’s hard-right National Rally opens door to Republicans
The President of France’s National Rally (RN) party, Jordan Bardella, says his political movement will support candidates from the centre-right Republican party…
European Parliament: Conservative ECR group set to outgun Liberals
Projections indicate that the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group has overtaken the Liberals (Renew) in the European Parliament following the elections…
Austria: FPÖ tops EP elections with ‘Stop the EU madness’ campaign
The Eurosceptic Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has topped the country's European Elections after it ran under the slogan "Stop the EU Madness".
Spain: Sumar leader steps down after EU election failure
Yolanda Díaz, Spain's Minister for Labour and Social Economy, is stepping down as leader of the Left-wing electoral alliance Sumar after the group's poor performance…
Entire leadership of Flemish Liberals resigns over crushing election defeat
The entire leadership of one of Belgium's premier Liberal parties have announced their resignation following their defeat in the country's regional, national and…
Polish MP who extinguished Hanukkah menorah elected to European Parliament
A Polish MP who recently doused a Hanukkah menorah in the Polish Parliament with a fire extinguisher has been elected to the European Parliament.
European Parliament’s ‘Grand Coalition’ likely to survive, von der Leyen says
"There remains a majority in the centre for a strong Europe. In other words, the centre is holding."
East-West split in Germany cemented following EP elections
An East-West split has been cemented in Germany following the European Parliament elections.
Historic defeat for Social Democrats in Denmark
Denmark's Social Democrats suffered a seismic loss in the European Parliament elections, being overtaken by its rival Socialist People's Party for the first time…
French Left calls for unity ahead of snap elections
In the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron's late-night announcement of a snap election, leaders and key figures from France's left-wing parties have rallied…
Europe, overregulated, over-taxed, falling behind
Let us look first at the Europe which has just had these elections. Then we will look at the political results.
Euro, French stocks hit by shock Macron snap election announcement
The euro fell broadly, while French bonds and stocks were hit hard on June 10 following French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap parliamentary…
Germany’s SPD leader claims his party lost EP election to ‘Nazis’
The co-leader of Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) has claimed his group lost to "Nazis" in the European Elections.
Polish PM Tusk achieves narrow victory as Right fights back
If Sunday's results were replicated in a national election, the Tusk government would possibly lose power to a coalition made up of PiS and the populist Confederation…
Austrian Freedom Party victory has re-written Austrian politics
Every Austrian election since 1945 has been won by either the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPÖ) or the centre-Right People’s Party (ÖVP).
EU still heading toward a cliff edge, but more slowly
The revolution is postponed – but not necessarily cancelled.
European Right are looking good for government
Writing from a distance, the three principal lessons of the European elections on June 9 are that the former bêtes noires of the untouchable political right have…
Kaczyński leads Polish Right to catastrophic result
Today, all of Europe has turned to eurosceptic parties... or, almost all of Europe. Poland, a country of steadfast EU enthusiasts, stands firm against the trend.
EP elections set to ‘cement Romania’s Eurosceptic AUR as main opposition’
Romanian exit polls have suggested the new ultranationalist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party has become the country's main opposition force,
Humiliated Macron can only hope an election will see off Le Pen
French President Emmanuel Macron’s surprising decision to dissolve the legislature and call a snap summer election is a massive gamble.
Von der Leyen declares ‘victory’ at jubilant EPP bash
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has declared her "victory" in the European Elections at a jubilant European People's Party (EPP) celebration in…
Socialists set to be ousted from Walloon stronghold in historic defeat
Wallonia, the Southern, French-speaking part of Belgium, is set for major upheaval following national elections.
S&D campaign for EP elections ‘successful’ despite seat losses, lead candidate claims
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group's election campaign was "successful", its lead candidate has claimed despite polls indicating that the faction has lost…