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EU Elections 2024: Rise of the hard right in Europe

The initial results show significant gains for parties such as Alternative for Germany, the FPÖ in Austria & a sharp rise for Geert Wilders' party - "Waterloo" for Macron with 15% while Le Pen's is at 32%

European elections 2024 – SYRIZA: The first comment on the exit poll – “A clear message to the government”

As they argue, "SYRIZA is confirmed as the leading force of the broader centre-left party"

EU Elections 2024 – First Ministry of the Interior results: ND 27.77%, SYRIZA 14.92%, PASOK 12.96%

Results of the 31% of the votes counted

Germany: Exit Polls show heavy defeat for Schultz

The CDU/CSU is leading with a safe margin, with Alternative for Germany (AfD) second at 16%

European Elections 2024: Victory but with strong messages – The comment of ND on the exit poll

The messages are interpreted by the ruling party as a mandate to accelerate the government's work and make changes to persons and structures - "It is in fact far below the 23% of the last European elections", they say for SYRIZA

EU Elections 2024: First estimate from the Ministry of the Interior at 20:20 (Update)

Stay tuned for all developments

European elections 2024 – France: Towards record turnout since 1999, 45.26% voted by 5pm

Voters in France total 49.5 million and 81 MEPs elected

Exit Poll – EU Elections 2024: The final exit poll: 27% to 31% for ND, 13.8% to 17.2% for SYRIZA, 11.5% to 14.5% for PASOK

KKE from 8.4% to 10.8%, Hellenic Solution from 8.4% to 10.8%, Niki from 3.3% to 5.3%, Freedom Sailing from 2.6% to 4.6%, Voice of Reason from 2.2% to 3.6%

European elections 2024: Record abstention – At 17:30 the turnout was 32.9% while last June it was 48%

In last June's national elections, turnout had reached 48% an hour and a half before the polls closed - See the turnout rates by region

EU Elections 2024: The regions with the highest voter turnout

The highest voter turnout, although still well below 40%, are seen in the regions of Attica, Crete & Thessaly

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