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Netherlands kicks off four days of EU elections across 27 nations

Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right.

France 24

Lithuanian Greens unveil landmark all-women list in EU election

In pioneering Lithuania, the first all-women list in the country’s political history has been unveiled. The Lithuanian Greens are hoping that this list will help more women get elected to the European Parliament, where men still make up around 60% of the members. The candidates are also trying to draw…

France 24

Defence, migration and the Green Deal: Key issues at stake in the EU elections

EU voters head to the polls on June 6-9 to elect the next European Parliament with the 27-member bloc facing a daunting set of challenges, including deep divisions over migration management, a backlash against climate change policies, and an overhaul of Europe’s defence industries spurred by the ongoing war in…

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European elections: How will the vote work and what’s at stake?

Far-right parties are expected to do well and could gain a stronger foothold in the European Parliament.

Al Jazeera

European elections 2024: what and when are they and who can vote?

The last elections took place in May 2019, before Brexit ruled the UK out of taking part

Evening Standard

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost 27% of the vote, well ahead of the Social Democrats of…

The Conversation

Nigel Farage: Eighth Time Lucky For Brexit Figurehead?

Nigel Farage, who announced on Monday an eighth bid to become a British MP, has risen from fringe eurosceptic rabble-rouser to an attention-grabbing figurehead who wants to "reshape" right-wing UK politics.

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French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Gains Momentum In EU

Marine Le Pen's National Rally gains ground in EU elections, challenging Macron's party. Shift towards right ideologies observed. Socialist Party sees resu...

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Flemish Far Right Bets On 'Historic' Belgian Vote On June 9

Belgium's far-right Flemish nationalist Vlaams Belang party vowed Sunday to score a stunning victory in next weekend's elections and become the leading political force in the Dutch-speaking north.

International Business Times

Why we should care about this week’s European Parliament elections

The European Parliament (EP) elections being held this week will likely alter the political orientation of the European Union’s main legislative and budgetary authority, the only directly elected EU body.

The Conversation

2024 European elections: Women's groups brace for a lurch to the right

With EU elections now just around the corner, women's rights groups are anxiously waiting to see if pollsters have been correct to predict a surge in support for the far right. At a country level, parties associated with the far-right groups in the European Parliament have a long history of…

France 24

Le Pen legacy: Marion Maréchal battles the woke agenda, 'Islamification' in European elections

France’s Marion Maréchal has made the “defence” of European civilisation and fighting against the “Islamification” of Europe a cornerstone of her platform as she leads the far-right Reconquest party’s candidate list in the European elections. Maréchal is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the far-right National Front, and…

France 24

From fuel to electric: European auto industry faces 2035 deadline

As decided by EU member states and the European Parliament, sales of internal combustion engine cars will be banned in the bloc by 2035, thereby forcing a transition to electric vehicles. How will Europe's car manufacturers manage this major change? FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin puts the question to Julia Poliscanova,…

France 24

European election tests an unpopular government and a scandal-hit far-right party in Germany

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French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

France 24

Police raid European Parliament offices amid election interference concerns

We start with the police searches this Wednesday at the Brussels and Strasbourg offices of an employee of the European Parliament. Authorities say the raids are linked to an investigation into whether some MEPs were bribed to promote Russian narratives in order to undermine public support for Ukraine in the…

The Conversation

Idea of EU citizenship still intangible for most Europeans

From Thursday 6 until Sunday 9 June, Europeans from 27 member states will be hitting the polls in a vote with heavy stakes for the climate transition, immigration and democracy. But to what extent do these voters define themselves as Europeans? Will their ballot be driven by continental issues dear…

International Business Times

EU Parliament Offices Raided In Russia Meddling Probe

Investigators on Wednesday raided the home and offices of an EU parliamentary staffer as Belgium probes claims that Russia paid far-right lawmakers -- including Germany's embattled Maximilian Krah -- to spread Kremlin propaganda.

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European elections: French parties compete for seats at the EU parliament

Europeans will be voting from June 6-9 for members of the European Parliament, where France holds 81 of the 720 seats up for grabs. French voters will choose among candidate lists submitted by the country’s political parties; those hoping to lead their parties to EU victory are known as têtes…

The Independent UK

Police search the European Parliament over suspected Russian interference, prosecutors say

Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office says police have carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference

France 24

Police search European Parliament employee's home, offices over possible Russian interference

Police searched the offices and residence of an employee of the European Parliament on Wednesday as part of an investigation into whether EU lawmakers were bribed to promote Russian propaganda to undermine support for Ukraine, prosecutors said.

France 24

EU parliament: Four things to know about the European elections

Elections for the European Parliament in Strasbourg – the world’s only popularly elected multinational legislature – take place every five years. With almost 450 million EU citizens set to vote from June 6-9, it is the largest democratic election in the world after India.

International Business Times

Germany's Far-right AfD Cast Out By EU Partners

Germany's AfD party was expelled Thursday from its far-right group within the European Parliament after a series of scandals involving a high-profile lawmaker, in the closing stretch of an EU election race in which the radical right is riding high.

The Independent UK

Far-right grouping in European Parliament expels high-flying Alternative for Germany party

A German far-right party set for big gains in upcoming European elections has suffered another setback after it was expelled from a right-wing group in the European Parliament

The Independent UK

German far-right party bans its top European election candidate from campaigning after Nazi remark

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has banned its top candidate for next month’s European election from making any more campaign appearances and said he would resign from the party’s board immediately

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