Brussels –
Surveys predict that Europe’s far right will surge in next month’s EU elections, giving it more influence in Brussels politics even as mainstream players still hold more weight.
Some 370 million voters are being called on to cast their votes in the 27 countries of the European Union from June 6 to 9 to select the 720 lawmakers who will sit in the next European Parliament.
While opinion polls point to an incursion by radical right parties, the mainstream in parliament – made up of three groups: the centre-right EPP, the left-leaning Socialists and Democrats, and the centrist Renew Europe – is still expected to remain to develop. finish first.
