Tag: EU parliament election

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  Farage's Brexit party the big winner in UK; Conservatives in disarray

  

  Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage's Brexit Party looked set to triumph on Sunday and the ruling Conservatives endure a historic blow in European Parliament elections in which Britain was never meant to vote.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  Marine Le Pen wins her symbolic duel with President Macron

  

  French far-right leader Marine Le Pen won her symbolic duel with President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as euro-sceptic forces made strong gains in the EU parliamentary election.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 06:52 UTC

  What could dilute the EU, populism or the lack of a unifying external threat?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - For the second time in a month, a member country of the European Union has NOT voted a populist into power. Could it be that the populist wave has broken?

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:45 UTC

  The Independent Group applies to become political party and field candidates for EU parliament election

  

  The Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has applied to become a political party to take part in European elections in May if they go ahead. The group intends to call itself Change UK, and has named Heidi Allen as its interim leader.