Latest elections news from across EU member states, including the UK which is taking part after Brexit negotiations stalled * Final votes cast as EU awaits parliamentary election results * What the UK pollsters are forecasting 7.25pm BST Government officials in Greece are down playing exit polls which indicate that the main opposition New Democracy party has emerged with an 8.5 point lead over Syriza, the governing party. Five TV channels have reported the result since ballot boxes closed at 7pm local time, estimating that New Democracy is projected to win between 32.5– 34.5% of the vote compared to 24 – 26% of the vote for leftist Syriza. Greece, MARC/Alco/Metron Analysis/MRB exit poll (updated): EU election ND-EPP: 33.5% SYRIZA-LEFT: 25% KINAL-S&D: 7.7% XA-NI: 5.5% KKE-NI: 5.5% EL-ENF: 5.5% MeRA25-LEFT: 2.7% EK-ALDE: 1.5% Potami-S&D: 1.5% ANEL-ECR: 0.8%#EP2019 #Ευρωεκλογές2019 #Europawahl2019 pic.twitter.com/FPJdYWK4U8 7.18pm BST MARINE LE PEN’S FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE TOPPED THE EUROPEAN ELECTION VOTE IN FRANCE, DEALING A BLOW TO THE PRO-EUROPEAN, CENTRIST PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON. A projection for France 2 television, based on exit polls, SHOWED LE PEN’S PARTY COMING FIRST WITH 23.2%, AHEAD OF MACRON’S CENTRIST GROUPING ON 21.9%. Continue reading...
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