22 June 2024,   00:08
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"European People’s Party" maintains the leading position in the European Parliament - primary data

According to primary data, the “European People’s Party” maintains the leading position in the European Parliament.

European People’s Party: 189
Socialists and Democrats: 135
Renew Europe: 80
European Conservatives and Reformists: 72
Identity and Democracy: 58
Greens: 52
The Left: 36
Non-Inscrits: 46
Others: 52

After 3 days of voting across the European Union’s 27 member states, an exit poll showed that far-right parties were set to win around 150 of the parliament’s 720 seats, which will likely make it harder for mainstream parties to form majorities needed to pass laws.

In a speech late Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the results showed her European People’s Party - predicted to secure the most seats – could still act as an “anchor of stability”, but called on her political allies to help guard against extremist parties: “The center is holding. But it is also true that the extremes on the left and on the right have gained support, and this is why the result comes with great responsibility for the parties in the center”.

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