Since Thursday, nearly 400 million citizens in the EU's 27 member states have had the chance to elect 750 members to the European Parliament. The radical right is on the rise in this election, with populist parties widely expected to make gains according to opinion polls.
2024 is known as the year of elections because in these 12 months more voters in more countries than ever before will exercise their right to cast a vote to choose who governs them. That is the march of democracy - even if nobody was convinced when President Putin was elected, again, in Russia. The UK is in the throes of a general election campaign which could end 14 years of Conservative rule. Americans will decide whether Donald Trump returns to the White House in November.
Populist parties are widely expected to make gains according to opinion polls. If they do, the shakeout between rival blocs on the right will impact on issues including the Ukraine war, mass migration, climate change, and trade. All matters on which whoever wins the UK election will be hoping for greater co-operation with European neighbours.
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