In the latest seat forecast for the European Parliament, traditional parties have secured a landslide victory in Sunday’s European elections. Preliminary results for all EU countries except Ireland are available on the Parliament’s results service, which describes the situation in Europe at 10:45 Finnish time on Monday morning.
The European People’s Party (EPP) is expected to remain the largest party in the European Parliament, including members of the coalition from Finland. The forecast indicates that the EPP would secure 184 seats, five more than in the previous term. The EPP’s top candidate, Ursula von der Leyen, claimed victory in the European elections and emphasized their role as an anchor of stability. She noted that centrist forces still hold the majority in the parliament, highlighting the importance of this for European stability.
The Social Democrats (S&D) group is projected to remain the second-largest in the parliament, with 139 seats, similar to their previous representation. The center-liberal Renew group is forecasted to remain the third-largest group, with 79 representatives. The center-right EPP aims to initiate coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats and Renew in the upcoming days.
The composition of groups may change after elections with some representatives remaining non-aligned and others joining political groups in future.
