Titled: “Europe goes to the polls”, British magazine “Economist” foresees absolute chaos in Europe as a result of the elections held on May 25th between the 28 member-states of the EU, noting that the Union will face huge problems due to the upcoming, new composition of the European Parliament.

The analysis that accompanies the image reflects the anger of European citizens, who after five years of mismanagement of the crisis from the 28’s leaders, wish to punish the political establishment by voting populist and extremist parties, who will “invade” the next European parliament at unprecedented rates.

Apart from the emergence of new parties, which will quickly gain great power, the analysts provide that among other problems, there will be a high abstention rate, since EU citizens seem to have lost interest in European institutions, thinking they are not being correctly represented.

“The latest crisis might be slowly reaching its end, but the blow against Europe might be fatal. If the rise of populism amongst the Eurozone members continues, a national government may be elected that will leave the common currency, which will spark another European crisis and the political repercussions will be much more difficult to treat, than the economic ones”, says the Economist journal.

The columnist speaks about a lack of democracy in the ranks of European institutions such as the European Commission and the European Council, the meetings of which will not be televised. “The road for the EU to return to its democratic legitimacy is only if it rejects the policies it has adopted in the latest years. The solution can only be given through national parliaments. The only solution for the EU to be more democratic, is to give back the power to its people”, concludes the Economist.