Beyond France, the European elections will deliver more of the same
Outside France and Germany, the centre has largely held
Elections across Europe in recent years have often been a case of gauging the dwindling ability of centrist political forces to contain the rise of parties on the hard right. The continent-wide European Parliament elections held between June 6th and 9th marked another twist: a strong rise of nationalist support in France and Germany, even as their allies in the rest of the bloc made few inroads. The political centre has been dented, but it still holds.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “No EU-turn”
Europe June 15th 2024
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