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European Elections 2019: A More Fragmented Parliament

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Published date01 September 2019
DOI10.1177/2041905819871839
AuthorSara Hobolt
Date01 September 2019
16 POLITICAL INSIGHT • SEPTEMBER 2019
After several tumultuous years
in European politics –with the
Eurozone and refugee crises
and the surprise outcome of
the Brexit referendum – the 2019 European
Parliament elections brought some good
news for the European Union. Turnout
increased for the first time since 1979
and anti-EU parties failed to become the
dominant force that many observers had
expected. But while populist parties may
not have done as well as some had feared,
European Elections 2019:
A More Fragmented
Parliament
May’s European Parliament elections did not see the predicted surge
for anti-EU parties, but the vote has ushered in a more fragmented –
and uncertain – political landscape in Europ e. Sara Hobolt looks back
at an election that saw turnout rise and some unexpected results.
the elections nonetheless delivered a
blow to the two major party groups –
the centre-right European People’s Party
(EPP) and the centre-left Progressive
Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
(S&D) – that lost their overall majority
for the first time in four decades. The
key outcome of these elections is one
of greater fragmentation. This could
weaken the Parliament vis-à-vis other EU
institutions and make decision-making in
the EU more cumbersome.
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