The final results of the European Parliament elections showed that the center-right bloc maintained its lead with a quarter of the seats, and the Socialists came in second place, while the liberals and environmental parties suffered a huge loss of up to a third of the seats.
The Europeans went to the polls over a period of 4 days to elect new members of the European Parliament on the continent, which is witnessing important geopolitical events and an increase in nationalism.
The final results showed that the People’s Party group obtained 26.3% of the seats, followed by the Socialists group with 18.8%, then the Liberals with 11.5%, the Conservatives got 10%, while the extreme right got 8.1%, and the environmental parties were replaced. In penultimate place with 7.4%
Early forecasts were for a strong performance by far-right parties across the EU, with a great deal of voter dissatisfaction and a stinging rebuke of mainstream politics.
Far-right parties recorded an increase in the number of seats, winning first place in Italy and France and second place in the Netherlands and Germany.
Effective and flexible
Regarding the orientation of voters in France, Virginie Martin, professor of political science and sociology at Kedge Business School, believes that “Marine Le Pen, leader of the (extremist) National Rally party, and its candidate in the European elections, Jordan Bardella, form a solid and complementary duo.”
“Let us not forget that Bardella was already at the top of the list in 2019 as well,” she says. “The percentage of young people who vote for the National Rally should not be underestimated because they love the image of Le Pen in France, while Bardella is someone who comes from a working-class neighborhood and comes from a history of French immigration.”
She added in her speech that while Le Pen’s party is trying to appear in a softer image, the “Proud France” party has created a glass ceiling for itself that will once again place it in third place after the poles of the center and the far right, as happened in the presidential and legislative elections in 2022.
For his part, Azouz Baqqaq, the former Minister of Equal Opportunities during the era of Dominique de Villepin, believes that there is no stronger alternative than the National Front, due to Macron’s policy through which he wanted to stand in the middle, so as not to be counted on the left or the right, thus creating severe confusion in the situation. French political apparatus.
Weak competition
It is worth noting that French President Emmanuel Macron announced, on Sunday evening, the dissolution of the National Assembly and called for urgent parliamentary elections, after his centrist camp lost to the National Rally Party in the European Union elections.
“After conducting the consultations stipulated in Article 12 of our Constitution, I have decided to give you the choice of our parliamentary future again through voting,” Macron said in his address to the nation, considering that the initial results “are not good for the parties that defend Europe” and that “the rise of nationalists poses a danger.” On France and Europe.”
Some criticized the outcome of French and European policy, considering that the rise of the extreme right, as was expected, is not only a French phenomenon, but rather a European and global phenomenon.
The former minister said that planning for this far-right era throughout Europe began since the era of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, and its return intensified further in the National Assembly with the slogan, “You either love France or leave it,” and this wave extended to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and others.
He added, “Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has come under the rug of Italian democracy, but she is against immigration, full of racist malice against Islam, and a fan of Mussolini’s doctrine.”
In turn, political parties researcher Virginie Martin believes that the European far right fought the electoral battle alone, which means the absence of real competition between the parties nominated for the European elections.
Storm in Europe
The results of the European elections are likely to cause a storm within the political establishment in Europe, with indications of future difficulties within the European Parliament to form the majority required to pass laws or establish negotiations on pivotal issues that concern the peoples of the Union.
In this context, political science professor Martin believes that the concept of the “Europe of Nations” will not continue and the Union countries will return to achieving more national sovereignty, anticipating changes in the European standards for each country. “For example, Le Pen will not hold her meetings with the European flag – which is a symbol of unity.” At the back”.
As for social issues, Martin clarifies the difference between the extreme right-wing tendencies in some European countries, saying, “Marine Le Pen’s party is considered a social extreme right, so many poor people vote for it, and this is not the case for the Germans or Hungary, for example.”
The specialist in political parties does not believe that the elections will cause any revolutions, “but if many far-right representatives obtain seats in the European Parliament, this will certainly lead to a formation that will lead the European Union to abandon the idea of a federal Europe and implement stricter immigration policies.”
If voting were compulsory, it would help change everything for Arabs and Muslims in Europe, at least to combat the far-right’s goals on immigration. I believe that this political spectrum will quietly extend its influence for many years and cut the grass from under the feet of immigrants, their children, and everyone who tries to come to Europe.
This means that the European Parliament’s expected shift to the right means that the Council may be less enthusiastic about policies aimed at accepting immigrants, and will be keen on measures aimed at reducing immigration to the European Union, a bloc that includes 450 million citizens.
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