The worst-case scenario has not been confirmed, and the European Union can breathe a sigh of relief, but only until the next crisis, because the far right and the populist radical right are on the rise in Western Europe, and they promise to adapt policies. With less weight in Parliament, but with a greater preponderance in the European Council. Ricardo Santos Ferreira [email protected]
The EPP won the European elections, clearly remained the largest bloc in the European Parliament and strengthened the bench by a further ten seats, to 186. The Socialists and Democrats lost four seats, but remained the second largest group. While the Renew Europe (RE) group in the European Parliament, with 135 seats, lost almost a quarter of its representation, to 79 MPs. Together they number 400 and remain a cornerstone of the European project.
Nor did the flood of far-right and far-right populism occur. The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party won four seats, compared to 2019, reaching 73 seats, while the Identity and Democracy (ID) party won nine deputies, rising to 58 seats, although the comparison cannot be made directly, because the number The second does not include 15 MPs from the Alternative for Germany party, which has since been expelled from the European Parliament.
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