Greek opposition leader says PM should quit and call early elections
Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday after a European Parliament election result which Mitsotakis’s party won.
Germany’s SPD chief vows to stay in Merkel coalition after Bremen rout
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) suffered a humbling blow on Sunday, failing to win the most votes in the state of Bremen for the first time in 73 years, but their leader vowed to stay in government with Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
Flemish far right gains in Belgian ‘Super Sunday’ elections
The far-right Flemish separatist Vlaams Belang party scored major gains in Belgian elections on Sunday, an outcome likely to make forming the next national government more difficult.
France’s greens make strong grains in European Parliament vote
France’s green party saw a surge in support in Sunday’s European Parliament election, mirroring strong gains made by ecologist parties in Germany and Ireland, and hailed a “green wave” they said was sweeping the European Union.
Lithuania’s Nauseda wins presidential election
Former central banker Gitanas Nauseda won Lithuania’s presidential election on Sunday after opponent Ingrida Simonyte conceded.
Far-right seen winning French vote in EU elections, Macron close behind
Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National party secured the most votes in France’s election to the European Parliament on Sunday, a result that will greatly strengthen her ability to build a far-right alliance in the European Union.
Conservatives take decisive lead in Greek European vote
Greece’s opposition New Democracy party took a commanding lead over the ruling leftist Syriza in European Parliament elections on Sunday, early results showed, in a blow to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who is facing national elections this year.
Le Pen beats Macron in France as nationalists gain in EU vote
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party edged just ahead of the centrist alliance of President Emmanuel Macron in exit polls as French voters led what pollsters expected to be a nationalist surge in an EU parliament election on Sunday.
Romanians punish ruling party in anti-graft referendum, EU poll
Romanians overwhelmingly rejected measures seen as making it harder to tackle rampant state corruption in a non-binding referendum on Sunday, dealing a double blow to the ruling Social Democrats (PSD) who also lost support in European elections.
Socialists seen leading EU vote in Spain: poll
Socialists were seen winning the European Parliament election in Spain, a GAD3 opinion poll for ABC newspaper showed as voting ended on Sunday.
