EU elections: Meet the winners and losers in Brussels and across Europe

Hundreds of millions of Europeans have voted to select 720 Members of the European Parliament, and rising support for the far right prompted Emmanuel Macron to call shock early elections in France.

With final tallying under way for European parliamentary elections, it’s clear who the winners and losers are across the EU’s 27 member states.

Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni has cemented her role as a key Brussels power broker with an estimated 28% of the vote. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron performed so badly he was pushed to dissolve parliament andcall snap elections.

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