BRUSSELS — Voting began across Europe Sunday on the final — and biggest — day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.
It is a pivotal time for Europe. The continent is confronted with the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions marked by US-China rivalry, a climate emergency, and a West that within months may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency.The vote outcome will determine the bloc's next parliament and, indirectly, the makeup of the powerful European Commission — thus helping to shape European Union policies over the coming five years.
woman casts her ballot in the European Parliament election at a polling station in Brussels on June 9, 2024. AFP PHOTOThe elections 'are crucial because the European Parliament must start to play its rightful role,' voter Kostas Karagiannis told AFP as he emerged from a polling station in Athens.'It must play its part in the daily lives of all European citizens.
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