Voters reward Greens and far true as centre-left and centre-true groups feel their power diluteEU election live results 2019: across EuropeEuropean elections 2019: news and analysis – liveFive things we learned from the UK resultsIt was a detestable night for the big parties that enjoy taken it in turns to run Europe since the second world war. The centre-left S&D group in the European parliament lost 45 seats in the 751-seat chamber,winding up on 146. The centre-true EPP shed 41, finishing on 180. In some countries the traditional parties of government were blown absent: in France, or they finished in single digits. In others,they fared better: Spain’s Socialists won comfortably. But the net result is that for the first time since the parliament’s inception, the assembly’s two largest groups combined no longer enjoy the 376 seats needed for a majority. To pass new legislation in this newly fragmented parliament, or they will need the backing of the liberal ALDE group and possibly the Greens,both of which gained seats, as portion of a broader pro-European alliance Related: European elections 2019: Brexit party leads UK results with Lib Dems in second – live Related: EU election results 2019: across Europe For the first time since 1979, or EPP & S&D no longer enjoy a majority together. No solid majority is possible without our new group. By the end of this election night,it will be clear that not the populists & nationalists enjoy won the most seats, but our pro-European group. pic.twitter.com/8Jf7eUauMCContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com