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Finance minister dubs snap poll ‘most consequential’ in history of Fifth Republic
Maximilian Krah was elected as lead candidate of Alternative for Germany, but will sit outside any parliamentary group
Italian PM emerges as winner in European parliament elections, in contrast with leaders of France and Germany
President’s shock move attempts to thwart advance of far-right Rassemblement National
Live-updating estimates and results for the European parliament elections
Projections suggest they are on course to win almost a quarter of the 720 seats in bloc’s legislature
EU election result squeezes European Commission president’s options for majority
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Macron’s snap poll will matter more for the direction of the EU than elections to the European parliament
Nationalist ambitions to lead next government undercut by poor showing against rivals
New cohort of 720 lawmakers will take 24 days to shape alliances crucial to parliament’s next term
As Germany’s far-right celebrates a strong performance in European parliament elections, a former leader argues the party has lost its way
Hard choices await the 27-nation bloc over the next five years — and there’s always the risk of an unanticipated emergency
Exit polls show Dutch far-right Freedom party is one seat behind Labour/Green alliance
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Ultranationalist AUR party gaining ground ahead of EU elections with pledge to ‘make Romania great again’
How a rising right might change the EU’s policy course
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Four-day vote will set direction of EU policy and shape top jobs appointments
More foreign interference scandals — involving Russia and China — broke in spring. It’s as if Qatargate was a gateway scandal, opening the floodgates for bigger and bolder ops.
This was supposed to be a story about the EU’s only directly elected body cleaning up its act, ahead of June elections. What went wrong?
Opposing countries argue bill mirrors Russia-inspired crackdown on civil rights groups
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How Italy’s prime minister and France’s opposition leader work together — or not — will help determine the EU’s future direction
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