Source: CNN
(CNN) — Far-right parties appear poised to secure a stronger foothold in the European Parliament after a vote that France’s Prime Minister described as an “earthquake.”
France’s far-right National Front party was projected to win a nationwide election for the first time on Sunday following the parliamentary vote, French media reported, citing exit poll results.
Right-wing parties also gained ground in Denmark and Austria, according to projections posted on the European Parliament’s official elections website.
Voters across Europe have been casting ballots for days in the parliamentary vote. There are 751 seats from 28 countries up for grabs.
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