SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — The results of the 2024 European Parliament elections saw both significant gains for far-right parties – in France, Italy, Austria, and the Netherlands – and a strengthening of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), which saw its share of seats rise from 176 to 190. This reinforced the EPP’s role as a central player in the European Parliament and a key voice in EU policy and leadership appointments.
The big winners among far-right parties were Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France and Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, meaning…