European Elections Thread 2019

Hamish McPanji

Hamish McPanji

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Results will be coming out shortly
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French far right beats Macron in EU election

Marine Le Pen's party in first place, according to projections.

By David M. Herszenhorn | 5/26/19, 8:23 PM CET | Updated 5/26/19, 8:51 PM CET

Marine Le Pen, the far-right National Rally chief, celebrates her party's election win in France | Philippe Huguen/AFP via Getty Images

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally scored a first-place finish in the EU election in France, besting President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance list, according to early projections of the French vote — a major victory for populist, Euroskeptic forces.

National Rally, a rebranding of Le Pen’s National Front party, scored about 24 percent of the vote, compared to roughly 22.5 percent for Macron’s centrist-liberal party, according to two initial projections.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/french-far-right-beats-macron-in-eu-election/amp/
 
UK EU elections exit polls show tie between the Brexit Party and pro-Remain parties, GBP/USD may rise

By Yohay Elam | May 26, 2019 06:15 GMT[https://editorial-azureedge-net]

The Brexit Party led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is projected to receive 31.6% of the vote and win the European Parliament elections. Pro-Remain parties, the Liberal Democrats, Greens, and the UK Change Party were also projected to gain a similar share



Labour was expected to come second with 19.1% but with the Lib-Dems just 0.2% behind. The Conservatives are third according to this poll with 12.4% and the Greens have 9.8%.

Britain Elects published its forecast and is updating it.

GBP/UDS closed the week at 1.2710 and has room to rise if pro-Remain parties re
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https://www.google.co.za/amp/s/www....-remain-parties-gbp-usd-may-rise-201905261815


I feel this is fake news , especially the title. Labour is not a pro-remain party as per their calculations. Labour is a "we are sitting on the fence" party
 
Le Pen says Macron's only choice now is to dissolve the National Assembly

Following the announcement that the National Rally was set to finish on top in France, its president Marine Le Pen appeared triumphant in a speech, calling for President Emmanuel Macon to dissolve parliament.

"He has no other choice to dissolve the National Assembly and choosing a voting system that is more democratic and finally representative of the real opinion of the country," Le Pen said.

Jordan Bardella, who's the leader of the National Rally, also spoke shortly after the estimates were announced -- calling it a "popular burst against the established power that suffers a real failure today."

“It’s a lesson in humility for the president. Tonight, it's is him, and his policies, that are rejected,” Bardella said, referring to Macron. “It shows the EU must radically change its economic, social and migration policies
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From CNN election feed : https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/european-elections-results-intl/index.html
 
What? France is in Europe? I thought they were the first African nation to win the soccer World Cup?:whistling::p Damn pale Frenchies don't know their place there, good thing they will be replaced soon by more fertile people. Darwin has spoken.
 
dw... said:
Why does anyone even care about this?

Genuine question
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Europeans do. Except the Brits. The parliament get to choose who is put in different post within the EU infrastructure. Even who gets to negotiate brexit from the European side

I like numbers. Give me any Election, and I'm interested
 
Hamish McPanji said:
Europeans do. Except the Brits. The parliament get to choose who is put in different post within the EU infrastructure. Even who gets to negotiate brexit from the European side

I like numbers. Give me any Election, and I'm interested
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So why’s the Brit in this thread so excited?
 
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