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Martin Selmayr: Populist wave has been ‘contained’
‘I also see in this higher turnout the effect of a certain wake-up call. Trump and Brexit showed very much what is at stake.’
Austrian far-right to back no-confidence vote in Kurz
Sebastian Kurz could be ousted hours after a successful EU election.
Romanians reject criminal code reform
‘No politician can ignore your clear vote for an independent judiciary,’ president says after referendum success.
ALDE 2.0 deals blow to Weber’s Commission dream
Parliament’s ‘new balance of power’ calls for candidate who ‘can build a robust majority way beyond the partisan lines,’ new group says. Translation: Not Manfred.
In graphics: How Europe voted
Explore the EU election through 5 graphs and charts.
Salvini wins big — but only in Italy
League’s victory likely to have more impact at home than in Brussels.
In pictures: European election highs and lows
Support for the two dominant party groups was down, voter turnout was up: A peek behind the scenes.
Populist tide rises but fails to flood EU
Euroskeptics won’t be taking over Brussels any time soon.
European election’s winners and losers
The main parties slipped back across the EU, while Euroskeptics and green parties had a good night.
Election treble spells trouble for Belgium
A far-right surge in the north and Green advances in the south put the country in a tight spot.
Romanians abroad vent anger at EU election delays
Long queues at embassies and consulates prevent some from voting.
Greece’s Tsipras calls snap election after EU poll drubbing
Leftist Syriza party falls far behind opposition New Democracy.
Pro-EU parties suffer but hang on as turnout surges
Euroskeptics make gains, social democrats fall back in European Parliament election.
Le Pen defeats Macron amid Green surge
Macron’s party pointed out that things could have been even worse after 6 months of Yellow Jacket protests.
Poland’s PiS smashes opposition in European election vote
The vote sets up a decisive battle in national parliamentary elections this fall.
Economist Nausėda elected Lithuanian president
The former chief economist at SEB Bankas focused campaign on his independence from any party.
Far-right surge in triple election shocks Belgium
Dutch-speaking nationalists on track to finish second in Flanders, while Greens surge to lead in Brussels.
German SPD reels from double defeat in EU and regional vote
The Social Democrats could be tempted to pull the plug on Germany’s government coalition, as the Greens wait in the wings.
French far right beats Macron in EU election
Marine Le Pen’s party in first place, according to projections.
European election 2019: Live results
Follow results from all 28 countries as they come in.
Israeli president ‘shocked’ by kippah warning in Germany
German anti-Semitism commissioner warned that Jews cannot safely wear a yarmulke in all parts of the country.
Merkel’s alliance first in EU election, Greens make big gains
Early results also predict strong showing for Austria’s chancellor after scandal enveloped coalition partner.
Irish voters back loosening divorce laws
More than 82 percent support amending the constitution’s tough rules on divorce.
Poland’s ruling party faces new far-right election threat
Group made up of extremist parties could steal voters away from PiS and cause it to slip behind the opposition.
The polls are all right — but here’s how it could go wrong
The ups and downs of political polling.
Close race ahead in Lithuania’s presidential election
The two contenders in the run-off are both economists with center-right views.
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
Drawing the top stories around the globe.
Manfred Weber’s Wurst nightmare
Campaign finale caps rough week for EU presidential candidate.
Macron makes last-ditch appeal to young voters in EU campaign
In YouTube chat, French president outlines vision of ‘federation of nation states.’
Timmermans says Dutch win will carry Socialists to EU victory
Conservatives call center left overly optimistic and say they will win most seats in European Parliament.
Trump says he feels ‘badly’ for Theresa May following her resignation
‘She’s a good woman. She worked very hard, she’s very strong.’
The Europe issue claims another British scalp
Theresa May won’t be the last casualty of the Tory civil war.
Facebook vs. the EU
Only one can come out alive.
Romania’s ruling party hires Brussels lobbyists to clean up image
Social Democrats are accused of backsliding on rule of law and the fight against corruption.
Austria’s Strache files complaint against alleged video scandal ‘accomplices’
The former far-right party leader and vice chancellor was forced to resign last week.
The tragedy of Theresa May
She loved her job — but accomplished little.
Theresa May steps down in emotional Downing Street speech
Prime minister concedes defeat on Brexit, and states: ‘I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold.’
Viktor Orbán: Manfred Weber is ‘weak’
Viktor Orbán says EPP’s candidate to become next Commission president is ‘no longer a conservative politician.’
Juncker: I’ve never dreamt about Theresa May (or Brexit)
‘If everyone acted as egoistically and nationally as Viktor Orbán, there would no longer be an EU,’ Commission chief says of Hungarian PM.
‘Extremely stable genius’: Trump defends his mental fitness
‘Kellyanne, what was my temperament yesterday?’ president asks White House counselor Kellyanne Conway.
Timmermans’ Labor wins Dutch EU election: exit poll
Party of center-left candidate on course for five seats in European Parliament.
Romanian socialist election song brands Frans Timmermans ‘biased’
‘I don’t want Timmermans, because he’s a biased man from the land of tulips,’ children sing in video backing PSD candidates.
7 things to watch in Belgium’s elections
Everything is up for grabs in a triple vote that will overhaul the country’s politics.
EU election: Live blog
Rolling coverage and live results as millions across the Continent choose a new European Parliament.
Big names aim to swap national politics for EU career
Government ministers turn their backs on domestic politics to stand in European election.
Why the UK’s European election is not proxy Brexit referendum
Politicians on all sides accept that only a second referendum on EU membership can reverse the first.
The battle for Madrid
Regional vote could set the stage for what’s to come at national level.
Trump trashes Tillerson for saying Putin outfoxed him
US president calls his former secretary of state ‘dumb as a rock.’
Guy Verhofstadt: Austria’s Strache is a ‘traitor’
The liberal leader also claims Russia has a ‘strategy’ to ‘divide the European Union.’
Why Pelosi is so good at infuriating Trump
The speaker stands firm against the president like few others.
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