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European elections: Battered EU centre holds off populist surge in vote

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Europe's mainstream political parties took a hit in elections on Sunday but held off a strong surge by the populist right of Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage.


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By Francesca Rizzoli

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Europe's mainstream political parties took a hit in elections on Sunday but held off a strong surge by the populist right of Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini and Nigel Farage.


While vote counting is still underway for the European elections, we commented the first exit polls with Chiara De Lazzari, researcher in Political Science at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.

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