Scholz's party suffers defeat at EU elections in Germany

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53% : Read More 'Smoky bacon border' could be created between Britain and Northern Ireland because of EU crisp rulesA similar result was seen in Austrian exit polls, with the far-right FPOe party leading the vote count.
51% : Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results after the polls closedSocialist Party leading candidate for EU Parliament Marta Temido talks to journalists after casting her ballot for the European Elections in EscolaA voter search for his polling station during the European Parliament election, in Moralzarzal, Spainrigitte Macron and President Emmanuel Macron casting their ballot for the European Parliament election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern FranceThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), took second, with 16.5% of the votes - a massive 5.5% increase compared to the 2019 EU election.
48% : Europe is expected to lurch further to the right during the EU electionsEuropeans voting in EU elections today are expected to lurch further to the right, as Germany's leading party suffers losses, while Austrian exit polls indicate the far-Right is leading the nation's vote count.
43% : While centre-left and centre-right factions have largely dominated the bloc's parliament since its last election in 2019, these parties are broadly expected to lose seats as more and more Europeans turn to more extreme parties in the hopes that they may solve their problems with the EU.
35% : Meanwhile, the European Greens, facing a backlash from hard-pressed households, farmers and industry over costly EU policies limiting CO2 emissions, look set to be among the big losers with the poll on Sunday giving them only 56 deputies, a loss of 15.

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