The first projections from the European Parliament are expected on June 9, 2024 following the elections organized within the European Union. Follow the first trends in Europe throughout the evening.
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What there is to know :
♦ Some 370 million Europeans vote for elect a new European Parliament, where political balances could be modified by the announced surge of the extreme right, particularly in Italy and France.
♦ The ballot, which opened on June 6 in the Netherlands, should make it possible to appoint the 720 members of Parliament for five years European from the 27 member countries of the EU.
♦ The first estimates in France will be released around 8 p.m. While some European countries have voted in recent days, the results will be revealed in the 27 Member States throughout the evening.
The times indicated are in Paris time (TU+2)
7:25 p.m.: Are the 2024 European elections a test for the French government?
In France, are the 2024 European elections a test for the government? In the country, the campaign remains dominated by national issues. Explanations of Valérie Gashead of the political department of RFI.
7:10 p.m.: In France, at the National Rally HQ, our special correspondent Pierrick Bonno indicates that few activists are present one hour before the results
6:55 p.m.: Follow live the special RFI and France 24 edition dedicated to the European elections
RFI and France 24 offer you from 7 p.m. to 7:57 p.m. the first trends across Europe with a special feature dedicated to the European elections. A show presented by Caroline de Camaret for France 24, and Valérie Gas for RFI.
6:50 p.m.: In Germany, our correspondent Pascal Thibaut indicates the choices of first-time voters, according to German public media polls
vote of 16/24 year olds in Germany who were voting for the first time
27% for “small parties”
CDU 17% (+5 / 2019)
AfD 17% (+12!!!)
Greens 11% (-23!!!)
SPD 9 (-1)
ARD survey— Pascal Thibaut (@pthibaut) June 9, 2024
6:45 p.m.: Mitsotakis’ right in the lead in Greece according to exit polls
The right-wing party of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came first in the European elections on Sunday in his country, with between 28 and 32% of the vote, according to exit polls published by the ERT channel. The head of government, re-elected with an absolute majority a year ago, however misses his objective of gathering 33% of the votes as he insisted during the electoral campaign. This is the score recorded by his New Democracy (ND) party during the last European election in 2019. The left-wing Syriza party, led by Stefanos Kasselakis, a former trader long established in the United States, comes in second place with 15.2% to 18.2% of the votes.
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6:40 p.m.: The issues of the ballot
Nearly 360 million people are called to the polls for the 2024 European elections. A vote marked by numerous issues for the continent, some of which are highlighted – immigration, defense – even though they do not necessarily correspond to the real concerns of the populations. Joris Zylbermandeputy head of RFI’s international service, takes stock.
6:25 p.m.: Abstention in France
According to our partner Ipsos, abstention in France would be 48.6%.
6:10 p.m.: Defeat of Scholz’s Social Democrats in Germany according to polls
German Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered a setback in Sunday’s European elections, coming in behind the conservatives and the far right, according to polls carried out by public television. According to surveys carried out at the exit of the polling stations for ARD and ZDF, Olaf Scholz’s SPD obtained 14% of the vote, while the conservatives (CDU and CSU) came first with 29.5-30% and l far-right AfD, in second place, with 16.5-16%.
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6:00 p.m.: Far-right party in the lead in Austria according to polls
The far-right FPÖ party comes out on top after the European elections on Sunday in Austria, according to polls published by the main media after the polling stations closed. He is credited with 27% of the votes, becoming the most important political force in the Alpine country for the first time in its history. They are followed by the conservatives (ÖVP) who, with just over 23%, are neck and neck with the social democrats of the SPÖ. The Greens have a score of 10.5%.
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