The European Parliament election results created an earthquake in member countries, and people took to the streets. In his disappointment, French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and decided to hold early elections. Victorious far-right leader Le Pen gave the message, “We are ready to take over the government.”
RIGHT-RIGHT PARTIES CONFIDENT IN THE 4-DAY ELECTION
The four-day election process in Europe ended after the last votes were cast in Italy, where the voting process continued until 23:00 local time on Sunday.
According to the first official results, which are not final, in the 720-member European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP) 189, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) 135, Renew Europe (Renew) 80, the European Party of Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) 72, Identity and Democracy. His Party (ID) will be represented by 58 deputies, the Greens (Greens/EFA) by 52 and the Left (GUE/NGL) by 36 deputies in the European Parliament. According to the first results, the number of independent members elected to the parliament was 46, and the number of other newly elected members who had not yet joined an alliance with any parliamentary group was 52.
URSULA VON DER LEYEN DECLARED VICTORY
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the winner of the elections was the European People’s Party (EPP). The leader of the European People’s Party thanked European voters for their trust. Von der Leyen said: “Today is a good day for the European People’s Party. “We won the European elections,” he said.
Von der Leyen emphasized that it is true that far-right and left-leaning parties have gained power, but center parties maintain their leading positions, and pointed out that it is not possible to form a majority in the parliament that does not include the European People’s Party.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WAS DISSOLVED IN FRANCE
The overwhelming victory gained by far-right Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) in the elections in France caused French President Emmanuel Macron to decide to dissolve the National Assembly and call early elections.
Accepting defeat in his statement regarding the results, Macron said, “I received your message, I understand your concerns and I will not leave them unanswered.”
Hundreds of left-wing demonstrators gathered in Republique Square (Place de la Republique) in Paris, the capital of France, to protest the far-right parties that came first in the European Parliament (EP) elections.
HIS EYES ON MACRON’S SEAT!
Following Macron’s early election announcement, far-right leader Le Pen announced that the movement was ready to take over the administration of France. “We are ready to change the country, defend the interests of the French and put an end to mass immigration,” Le Pen said.
THE EXTREME RIGHT GAINED POWER IN GERMANY
The first results in Germany, the largest country in the 27-member union, revealed that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which received 11 percent of the votes in 2019, increased its vote rate to 14.2 percent.
According to the results, the vote rate of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) was 30.90 percent, and the vote rate of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), was 14.6 percent.
IN BELGIUM, PRIME MINISTER DE CROO ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION
In Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced that he would resign after his party’s poor results in the European Parliament elections.
“I was the one leading this election campaign,” De Croo said. This is not the outcome I hoped for and I take responsibility for that outcome. “It wasn’t supposed to be like this,” he said. Speaking to journalists, De Croo said, “I will resign as prime minister starting tomorrow.”
EUROPEAN PEOPLE’S PARTY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL PREVENT THE ULTIMATE RIGHT FROM COMING TO POWER
European People’s Party (EPP) President Manfred Weber announced that they will aim to prevent far-right parties from taking part in the ruling coalition.
Calling on mainstream parties in Europe to join the European People’s Party’s pro-European and pro-democracy alliance, Weber said: “We created today’s Europe, and therefore anyone who wants to destroy Europe is our enemy. We will fight them. “We will not allow such people to have any influence at the European level,” he said.
According to estimates, the voter turnout was approximately 51 percent, the highest rate seen since 1994. In the 2019 elections, this rate was measured as 50.66 percent.
(UAV)
