EU elections: centrist groups expected to lose grip on power
(The Guardian France)

Radical alternatives such as Greens and far right benefit from record voter turnoutEuropean elections 2019: live analysis and newsEU election live results 2019: across EuropeThe 40-year grip of the two main centrist political groups on the levers of power in Brussels looked set to be broken as voters in the European elections turned out in record numbers to bolster radical alternatives including the Greens and the far right.A populist Eurosceptic surge failed to emerge on Sunday but they were on track to be returned to the European parliament in larger numbers than ever before, with Marine Le Pen´s National Rally celebrating a narrow symbolic victory over Emmanuel Macron´s En Marche in France. Related: EU election live results 2019: across Europe Continue reading...