EU Parliament election: Centre right advances at expense of the left

Monday, June 8th 2009 - 13:25 UTC

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Centre-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Far-right and anti-immigrant parties also made gains, as turnout figures plunged to between 43 and 44%, according to the latest reports from BBC. Read full article

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@robotsoul
On the upside, even though turnout was low the Pirate Party catalyzed the youth vote with 20% of young people voting for the party. Though overall the EU shifted to the right there is a great video about it here: http://www.newsy.com/videos/ahoy_european_parliament_sees_pirates_and_the_right
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