It is difficult to expect the centrist voters, who for years, have been discouraged from voting for the left to now go vote for it in order for the politicians to be able to stop Marine Le Pen
Paweł Zerka on the outcome of the French parliamentary election
Paweł Zerka on the results of the European Parliament election
Le Pen is watching Meloni normalising her image. She may conclude from this that just being decent on foreign policy is enough to make everyone leave you alone
Paweł Zerka on the political situation in France
It’s not as if Macron simply decided to put everything on the line. I think he reckoned that he might have to dissolve parliament before the end of the term
Paweł Zerka on the dissolution of the French parliament
Pawel Zerka on the influence of EP elections on national politics
They have had an impact on the other group’s position on issues, especially climate and migration
Pawel Zerka on the gains made by the far right in the EP elections
Ms Meloni, along with Marine Le Pen, have emerged significantly strengthened
Pawel Zerka analyses the winners and losers of the EP elections
The EPP is a silent winner, maintaining its seats and remaining the largest political group
Pawel Zerka on the results of the European Parliament elections
Pawel Zerka on the results of the European Parliament elections
Although they are rivals in many aspects, they may be tempted to advance together on some laws on which they generally agree, such as their vision of immigration or some climate-related legislation
Pawel Zerka on potential coalitions between radical parties in the new European Parliament