370 million people go to the polls from Thursday to Sunday in European Union countries Election of 720 deputies to the European Parliament It leads to the renewal of the bloc’s powers.
The political bid for a presence in one of Europe’s key institutions has far-right and nationalist parties as favorites in opinion polls, following victories of several of these formations in national elections.
The far-right bloc in the European Parliament is divided into two parts: The Conservative and Reformist Caucus (ECR) and the Identity and Democracy (ID) Caucus.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is running for a second term and is a candidate for the European People’s Party (EPP, right, the first party in Parliament).
These elections, which will be held from June 6 to 9, will determine the new European Parliament, and the resulting political balance will determine the distribution of key positions.
Jaume Deutsch Guillot, spokesman for the European Parliamentspoke on La Tarde on NTN24 about this important election.
“These are very important elections, not for one country but for 27 countries at a time,” he said.
For the spokesperson, the European Parliament is of great importance in the world because it has “very important legislative, budgetary and oversight powers.”
The official also noted that in the coming years “the development of defense and security policy must be taken seriously.”
Dutch Guillot highlighted “three major themes” in the recent legislature: “Immigration and Asylum, the Green Deal and AI Regulation”.
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