What to expect from the EU after far-right gains in election | DW News

Despite considerable gains for the far right in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany, the center-right European People's Party is poised to remain the biggest party in the European Parliament.
That's the party of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who's seeking a second term. Von der Leyen promised the EPP would build a bastion against extremes. But on the campaign trail, she refused to rule out cooperating with members of the hard right, like Italy's Georgia Meloni.
Votes are still being counted, but we're getting a clearer idea of the future makeup of the European Parliament.
The EPP remain the biggest group in the projected new parliament: The center-right bloc includes parties like Germany's Christian Democrats and Spain's People's Party. But the biggest swings are at the ends of the spectrum, with voters turning their backs on Europe's Green parties, and looking towards the Identity and Democracy Group. It includes far-right, nationalist and populist parties, many of them Eurosceptics. The right-wing group expelled Germany's far-right AfD party earlier this year following various scandals.

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[jt]

Being right about issues and demanding solutions doesn't make you FAR RIGHT.

[phillipglass]

"hard right" "extreme" "Far Right" These are common people why do you lable the parties in this manner? Funny how there is never a hard left

[InfoMAAN]

EU wants a change. Also EU: votes for no change...

[bayafrica]

If the "far right" gaining momentum in the EU would mean a strong support for democratic institutions, social justice, strengthening internal security & strong support for NATO against the Russian annexations then there's nothing we need to worry about.

[AusterlitzDavout-ukou]

The so called FAR RIGHT ..is actually NOT that FAR & AWAY..!!! LOL

[Bix-zf]

Keep up with far right label and it will encourage more nationalism..that's what it is,

[madhukarmurthi]

More common sense is expected after these gains

[elizabethsiebel]

Media must stop peddling the "far rght" label. Those on the so called far right are entitled to their beliefs as are those you call "progressive ".

[MsLUFC]

The conservatives will be leaning more on the center right, they are not far right, they are center right on immigration. An Australian type of immigration system is what I hope for.

[happymelon]

Right just want to get back their country from foreign..

[Cross_heart]

Far right means save europe from liberal, far left, communist, radical left and more like

[christinebell]

Meloni is not hard right. And how come no one mentions of "far left" ?
Regardless good result.

Right and populism are mutually exclusive. Only this shows how much lost, the mainstream politicans in EU are.

[mannyhernandez]

They are a dog chasing a tire. They have no idea what to do now that they caught the tire.

[gaborrajnai]

So if we are shifting right can we finally send back to home these Brexiteers like Richard Walker?

[trevorsutherland]

What is "Far Right" in EU terms? What policy makes one Far Right?

[ANTheWhizkid]

The party she’s from says… none other should stand farther right than them.

[JerryBuba-niwd]

Good news for Europe to save her from other lunatics

[ChristianAnimePodcast]

Just a reminder that "far-right" just means "normal" 😊

[Ghost-airlines]

So looks like they moved center right overall instead of center left, lol? 😂