Millions of voters are heading to the polls for the European Union’s election super Sunday. Surveys suggest the European Parliament will shift to the political right and make it harder for the world’s biggest trading bloc to approve laws and take decisions.
Commuters wait at a bus stop as an election poster depicting Greece’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis reads “Steadily closer to Europe ” in Athens, Greece, Friday, June 7, 2024. The Europe an Election will take place on June 9. A man stands at an election kiosk of the ruling party of New Democracy in Athens, Greece, Friday, June 7, 2024. The Europe an Election will take place on June 9.
Other plum posts are those of European Council president, who chairs summits of presidents and prime ministers, and EU foreign policy chief, the bloc’s top diplomat. But despite their important role, political campaigning often focuses on issues of concern in individual countries rather than on broader European interests. Voters routinely use their ballots to protest the policies of their national governments.
The biggest political group – the center-right European People’s Party – has already edged away from the middle ground, campaigning on traditional far-right issues like more security, tougher migration laws, and a focus on business over social welfare concerns.
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