EU Elections: The Winners and the Losers

Published on June 10, 2024

After polls closed in all EU countries, the center-right group in the European Parliament that currently holds the most seats gained the most, while the centrist Renew Europe group and the Greens group lost the most seats in the union’s parliament. Right-wing parties didn’t make the expected substantial gains that were predicted. The largest political group in the European Parliament, the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), gained 15 seats, according to provisional estimates by the European Parliament. The biggest losers were Renew Europe, losing 19 seats, and the Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA), losing 18 seats, the parliament said. The number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) not affiliated with any political group decreased by 17....

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