Von der Leyen's party took lead in European Parliament elections based on preliminary results
The European People's Party, of which the current Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is a member, took first place in the elections to the European Parliament, TASS reports with reference to the preliminary results announced by the EP's press service in Brussels
According to the source, European People's Party won 181 seats in the European Parliament, retaining the primacy. The second place (135 seats) went to the Socialists and Democrats, and the third – to the Renew Europe group.
Based on preliminary estimates, the right-wing parties have strengthened their positions: Identity and Democracy and Conservatives and Reformists groups will have 133 out of 720 seats in the new European Parliament (118 out of 705 seats in the outgoing EP). As a result, the share of right-wing factions will increase from 16.7 to 18.5 percent.
At the same time, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola noted that ‘these are preliminary results that may still change’.
