Austria’s Kurz triumphs with vote, opposition still calls for his head
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz strengthened his hand in his fight to save his job as his conservative party came far ahead of rivals in Sunday’s European election, but the main opposition party said it would seek to depose him on Monday anyway.
Pro-Europe vote fragments but limits nationalist gains in EU election
Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and nationalist opponents saw strong gains.
Factbox: A United Kingdom divided over Brexit – early results of the EU election
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party was set to sweep to victory in the European election, with both Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party losing support across the country, early results showed.
Greens seek to leverage EU wins to push climate agenda
Surfing a global wave of climate activism to their strongest showing yet in European Union elections, Europe’s Greens on Sunday readied to press their demands on climate and trade in Brussels.
In Britain, Farage’s Brexit Party storms to EU election victory
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party was set to storm to victory in a European election, riding a wave of anger at the failure of Prime Minister Theresa May to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union, early results showed.
Ireland’s main parties hold steady as Sinn Fein slumps in local vote
Ireland’s two largest parties held their own in local elections on Sunday in a bad day for left-wing Sinn Fein, whose political ascent in the republic suffered its first major setback.
Fragmented parliament complicates EU leadership contest
The task of picking the five names that will hold the European Union’s top jobs and guide its future just got harder after EU assembly elections highlighted the deepening political fragmentation of the 28-country bloc.
EU’s Vestager eyes top job, breaking centre-right hold on power
The European Union’s top competition official, Margrethe Vestager, called on Sunday night for an end to the centre-right’s hold on power in the bloc after European election, and for a first gendered-balance European Commission.
Center-left EU lead candidate rules out coalition with far-right
The center-left candidate to head the next European Union’s executive on Sunday ruled out building a coalition with far-right forces, calling for a “progressive” majority in the next European Parliament.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido plays down prospects for Oslo mediation
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday played down the prospects for success at a new round of mediation with the government to be hosted by Norway next week, saying protests would continue until President Nicolas Maduro resigned.
