Outside of France, the results for the 2024 European elections began to fall on the evening of Thursday June 6 with the Netherlands. Several other countries announce exit polls at 6 p.m.
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It is on these announcements that the European Parliament is basing itself to give a first projection of the new hemicycle between 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., relying on the Verian polling institute. Here are the known results.
In Austria, the return of the far right in the lead
The Freedom Party, the FPÖ, takes first place according to exit polls. This far-right party, which sits with the National Rally within the Identity and Democracy (ID) group, would obtain 27% of the votes. Thus arriving ahead of the social democrats (SPÖ, S & D group) at 23% and the conservatives (ÖVP, EPP) at 23.5%. The Grünen ecologists would be on par with the Neos liberals with 10.5%.
These results mark the great comeback of the FPÖ which had declined sharply after the “Ibizagate” affair, a resounding corruption scandal in 2019 linked to Russia and which brought down the government of the time. There are eight seats to be filled in total in this country.
This would give 6 seats to the party that sits in the ID group (FPÖ), 5 for the conservatives (ÖVP, PPE), 5 for the social democrats (SPÖ, S&D), 2 for the Greens and 2 for the liberals of Renew Europe (Neos).
In Germany, the conservative CDU in first place
The Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz were defeated by the conservatives of the CDU (PPE) who obtained 29.5%. The far-right AfD comes in second place (16.5%), ahead of the SPD (14%), according to surveys carried out after polling stations. Environmentalists have fallen significantly compared to their good score in 2019, reaching only 12% (compared to 20% five years ago).
If the results are confirmed, this would give 30 seats for the right (24 seats for the CDU and 6 for the CSU, 1 for the Family party), 17 for the AfD, 14 for the SPD and 12 for the Greens ( as well as 1 for ÖDP and 3 for Volt).
In the Netherlands, the left united in front of Wilders’ far right
Sweeping away all forecasts, the environmentalist and social-democrat coalition is ahead of the far-right party of Geert Wilders (PVV, ID) by a short head, according to the exit polls, released Thursday evening. The results will only be confirmed this Sunday, June 9, when the 27 member states have finished voting.
The left recovered eight seats in total, compared to 5 for the PVV out of the 31 granted to this country.
In Greece, Mitsotakis’ right in the lead
The ruling New Democracy conservatives (EPP) came first and would obtain at least seven seats. On the left, it is the radical left party Syriza (La Gauche group, 4 seats) which arrives ahead of the social democrats of Pasok (3 elected).
In Cyprus, close score between the country’s two major parties
The country’s two main parties are neck and neck. The conservatives of Disy (PPE) and the communists of Akel (La Gauche group) are given 23.80% and 23.10%. Which would give 2 seats to the EPP, 1 to the Left.
The anti-system candidate Fidias Panagiotou would obtain 14.70, while the far right of Elam would collect 10.40%. These two parties would each obtain one elected official. The last elected official would go to Diko’s social democrats.
