Europe Risks Paralysis If Far Right Gains, Party Leader Warns
- European elections in June to shift balance in EU Parliament
- Leader of biggest EU party Manfred Weber speaks in interview
The European Parliament in Brussels.
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The European Parliament risks becoming blocked if far-right parties gain seats in elections this June and chip away at the governing majority of the pro-European groups that shaped the region’s policies in the past decades, warned Manfred Weber, who leads the bloc’s largest political party.
The warning from the head of the European People’s Party reflects growing concerns about how the European Union-wide elections from June 6 to 9 could impact the bloc’s ability to support Ukraine, stick to its climate goals and tackle migration.