Turnout for european parliament elections

BORIS Johnson issues a personal appeal to Sun readers to “finish what we started” on Brexit as the country votes in today’s knife-edge General Election. The outcome of the most important nationwide poll in 40 years was deemed too close to call. Dear Sun readers, AS we reach the end of this election campaign, let’s pause to remember why it’s happening in the first place. When I became your Prime Minister, I set out to strike a new deal with the European Union that would honour the referendum by taking back control of our laws, borders, money and trade. There were many doomsters and gloom-mongers who said it couldn’t be done, but they were wrong. We got a fantastic new deal which finally delivers the change people voted for three and a half years ago. MPs had the chance to vote that deal through Parliament and honour the promises they made to deliver Brexit. But instead, they ignored the will of 17.4 million people and voted for more dither and delay. … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson urges Sun readers to back Conservatives in General Election to get Brexit done & unite Britain

Spain’s ruling Socialist party will announce its plan to break the political deadlock “as soon as possible” after winning the country’s fourth general election in as many years but once again failing to secure a majority. In the poll on Sunday, the far-right Vox party moved into third place as the conservative People’s party (PP) rallied and the centre-right Citizens party endured a humiliating collapse. The Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE), led by the acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, won 120 seats, three fewer than in the inconclusive election in April. The PP won 88 seats, followed by Vox, which more than doubled its seat count from 24 to 52. The anti-austerity Unidas Podemos came fourth with 35 seats, followed by the pro-independence Catalan Republican Left with 13 seats. Citizens slumped to sixth place, as the 57 seats it picked up seven months ago dwindled to 10. The party’s leader, Albert Rivera, resigned on Monday. … [Read more...] about Spanish election: deadlock remains as far right makes big gains

France recalled Ambassador Christian Masset for consultations on Thursday after a series of "provocations" from Italian political leaders, France's Foreign Ministry said. "France has been, for several months, the target of repeated, baseless attacks and outrageous statements," the ministry said in a statement. "This is without precedent since the end of World War II." On Tuesday, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio had traveled to Paris to meet members of the "yellow vest" protest movement.  "The latest interference is an additional and unacceptable provocation," the French ministry said, describing the remarks as a bid to win votes in the European elections in May. "Having disagreements is one thing, but manipulating the relationship for electoral aims is another." Di Maio takes on France Italy's government, composed of Di Maio's anti-establishment Five-Star Movement and the anti-immigrant League party, has butted heads with France on issues from immigration to … [Read more...] about France recalls ambassador to Italy after Di Maio meets ‘yellow vest’ protesters