European elections : right-wing populists could advance to fourth place in Europe

The right-wing populist group "Europe of Nations and freedom" (ENF) could be after the European elections to become the fourth largest group. The results from a synopsis of voting intention surveys from 27 countries of the EU, the European Parliament introduced on Monday.

Currently, the ENF, the Deputy of the Italian Northern League, the Austrian FPÖ and the French Rassemblement National belonging, with 37 the Parliament is the smallest group in the European Parliament. From the survey, values in the EU countries, the number of ENF members could rise after the European elections on 59.

threaten The social Democrats drastic losses

a sharp decline, however, must fear the European people's party (EPP) and the European social Democrats. The EPP, the CDU and CSU are members, would be able to keep according to the surveys, although their Status as the strongest faction, but currently 217 to 183 members decimated.

Even more drastic could be the according to surveys, the loss of the European socialists, the group would shrink from 186 to 135 MP. In Germany, the SPD must be prepared to send in future only 15 members instead of 27 parliamentarians to Strasbourg. This is a result of an Insa poll for all the parties in Germany, which was collected at the end of January.

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With losses must also be expected the eurosceptic group of European Conservatives and reformers (ECR), which could be, according to the calculations of the European Parliament from the third to the fifth largest group. The expected lower number of members is mainly a consequence of Brexit: With the departure of Britain from the EU, the British Tory MEPs in the European Parliament by way of the play so far in the ECR in addition to the representatives of the Polish PiS party a leading role in the fall.

Liberal could be the third-strongest group

The square of the third largest political group could in the future take the liberal Alde group, which would, according to the latest survey of the liberal parties ' values in the EU in the future, to 75 members (previously 68) in the European Parliament. In the Trend of the FDP, which is sent at the last European election of 2014, only four deputies to Strasbourg. Currently, the liberals can count on, however, with eleven mandates.

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