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The European parliament launched its June election campaign last month (Photo: European Parliament - Audiovisual Unit)

Centre-left not set for major gains in EU poll

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The economic crisis is not expected to result in a major swing to the left in the European elections, new statistics predict, while the nature of the European Parliament is expected to be changed by an increase in eastern European politicians in the biggest political group.

A new website, using national opinion polls and previous European election results, suggests that the group spread in the EU parliament will remain largely the same after June, w...

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The European parliament launched its June election campaign last month (Photo: European Parliament - Audiovisual Unit)

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