- Title: Polls close and counting begins in Italy for European election
- Date: 9th June 2024
- Summary: ROME, ITALY (JUNE 9, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ELECTION OFFICIALS CHECKING DOCUMENTS ELECTION OFFICIALS CLOSING ENVELOPE VARIOUS OF ELECTION OFFICIALS OPENING BALLOT BOX VARIOUS OF ELECTION OFFICIALS SORTING BALLOTS AND COUNTING BALLOT PAPERS
- Embargoed: 23rd June 2024 22:39
- Keywords: ELECTION EUROPE ITALY POLLS CLOSE ROME
- Location: ROME, ITALY
- City: ROME, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001932909062024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Polls closed in Rome on Sunday night (June 9), with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group projected to win the most votes in this weekend's European parliamentary election, exit polls said, confirming its status as Italy's most popular party.
An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said Brothers of Italy won between 26-30% of the vote, with the centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) coming second with 21-25%
Far-right parties in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and elsewhere performed strongly in a vote that will see the balance of power shift rightwards in the 720-seat parliament that helps shape and approve legislation across the bloc.
The impact of the EU vote was seen immediately in France where President Emmanuel Macron unexpectedly called a snap parliamentary election, after his party suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the far-right National Rally.
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