Populists and anti-European parties have gained a substantial number of seats in the European Parliament elections of 2019.
This result had been predicted for some months, and had been expected to confirm a major power shift in Europe.
However, this was not the ground-breaking populist revolution that some had predicted.
The reality is that result was more fizz than bang; more of a reflection of their popularity at national level over the past few months than the realisat...
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Already a member? Login hereTomi Huhtanen is the executive director of the Wilfried Martins Centre for European Studies in Brussels - the official think tank of the European People's Party.
Tomi Huhtanen is the executive director of the Wilfried Martins Centre for European Studies in Brussels - the official think tank of the European People's Party.