Posted on 05/26/2019 6:33:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Marine Le Pen's National Rally party wins France elections for European Parliament, Greens surge in Germany: polls
The European Union's traditional center splintered in the hardest-fought European Parliament elections in decades, with the far right and pro-environment Greens gaining ground on Sunday after four days of a polarized vote.
Turnout was at a two-decade high over the balloting across the 28 European Union countries. The elections were seen as a test of the influence of the nationalist, populist and hard-right movements that have swept the continent in recent years and impelled Britain to quit the EU altogether. Both supporters of closer European unity and those who consider the EU a meddlesome and bureaucratic presence portrayed the vote as crucial for the future of the bloc.
In Britain, voters went for the extremes, with the strongest showing for Nigel Farage's the newly formed Brexit party and a surge for the staunchly pro-European Liberal Democrats, versus a near wipeout for Conservatives. In France, an electorate that voted Emmanuel Macron into presidential office in 2017 did an about-face and the party of his defeated opponent, Marine Le Pen, drew into first place. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition saw a drastic loss in support to the Greens and, to a lesser extent, the far right. Italy's League party, led by Matteo Salvini, claimed 32 percent of the vote in early projections, compared with around 6 percent five years ago.
Marine Le Pen steps down as leader of National Front partyVideo "Not only is the League the first party in Italy, but Marine Le Pen is first in France, Nigel Farage is first in Great Britain. Therefore, Italy, France and England: the sign of a Europe that is changing, that is fed up," Salvini said.
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No bias there. Never would it be "far left Greens".
I kinda knew this was coming, based on my travels in west Europe, meet people who were getting sick of the BS going on.
Good for Europe for voting for freedom. Next, Britain gets a prime minister who wants to and will complete Brexit. Then, we reelect President Trump. The Left will be screaming and crying for at least the next couple of years.
All these returns are great and encouraging.
But keep in mind European Parliament has zero power.
The Trump effect! Or maybe people are just sick and tired of their country being overrun with Jihadists
You can’t be the “far right” if you are the majority. By definition, you are the mainstream.
Greece and some other regions voted to reject the EU. It never happened. Brexit hasn’t happened. Is the EU Parliament going to accept defeat in the places where they lost power?
Normal is now faar right.
Not true ..43% gives control in a fragmented market.
Le Pen Triumphs Over Macron in EU Election Exit Poll, Calls for Fresh National Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/26/le-pen-triumphs-over-macron-in-eu-election-exit-poll/
Making France Great Again?
Leftists are the cultural descendants of the spoiled brats who sashayed onto the world stage in the 1960s chanting:"If it feels good, do it" and "Sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll." They have nothing but contempt for truth, justice, and anything that is wholesome and decent.
Back in the '60s, we wondered what would happen when those irresponsible, parasitic fools seized control of government.
Now we know.
They should be kicked out of office and into the trash dump of history along with Naziism, the Ku Klux Kan, and all the other odious ideologies that have flashed in the pan of history.
No. No. No!
You don’t get to define terms; you’re not the official media!
BTW, show me your papers.
Boobs — the axis about which history pivots.
Rendre la France Grande Encore
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