The right wing came out ahead in the European elections that took place in the 28 EU Member States between 22nd and 25th May. The European People's Party (EPP) won 28.36% of the vote and 213 seats - a number in decline in comparison with the previous election 4th-7th June 2009 (- 61 seats). The drop in the number of Christian Democrats has not been to the benefit of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) which won 25.17% of the vote and 189 seats (-7). The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) took third place in the European election with 8.52% of the vote and 64 seats (- 19). The Greens/European Free Alliance won 6.92% of the vote and 52 seats (-5). The European Conservatives and Reformers (CRE/ECR) won 6.13% of the vote and 46 seats (- 11); they came ahead of the United European Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), which won 5.59% of the vote and 42 seats (+ 7). Europe of Freedom and Democracy (ELD/EFD) won 5.06% of the vote and 38 seats (+7). Finally the non-attached won 5.46% of the vote and 41 seats (+ 8).

There remain 66 new MEPs who do not belong to any political group; together they won 8.79% of the vote[1].

Any political group has to comprise 25 MEPs from at least 7 Member States.

For the first time in European election history turnout was slightly up. It totalled 43.09%, i.e. +0.9 points in comparison with the election on 4th-7th June 2009. It was clearly up in Lithuania (where the second round of the presidential election took place), in Sweden, Romania, Greece (where local elections were taking place). Turnout was clearly down however in Slovenia, Hungary, Latvia, Cyprus, Czech Republic and in Slovakia where it was the lowest at 13%.

The right won in 17 Member States: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Slovenia. The left won in 6 countries: Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden. Independent candidates took the lead in Ireland.

Finally in 4 Member States the European election was dominated by the populist forces: the People's Party (DF) in Denmark, the Front National (FN) in France, the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) in Greece and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the UK.

A sharp rise in populist support was seen in several other countries: in Germany, in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Hungary, Italy and Sweden. They declined however in the Netherlands and Romania.

Although the victory on the part of the Front National in France is impressive it is not guaranteed however that it will be able to form a group in the European Parliament. To do this a minimum of 25 MEPs from at least one quarter of the Member States (7) is necessary.

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Which president for the European Commission?

Former Luxembourg Prime Minister (1995-2013) and former President of the Eurogroup (2005-2013), Jean-Claude Juncker (Social Christian Party, PCS/CVS), head of the EPP's list may therefore succeed José Manuel Barroso and become the next President of the European Commission. "The European People's Party (EPP) is winning the European elections. It therefore claims the presidency of the European Commission," wrote Jean-Claude Juncker on his Twitter account immediately after the announcement of the first results.

"The time has come to rally and define the Union's future (...) we should stand together as Europeans - this is vital for Europe to shape a global order within which we can defend our values and our interests (...) It is very important that the political forces represented in the Commission have won again. They are indeed those with the most representatives in the new Parliament. The results show that it is possible to have a very strong majority which functions," declared the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso.

In many countries the results of the European elections on 22nd-25th May have triggered an appeal for help and led to a cry of anger on the part of many populations who believe that Europe is not doing what it is supposed to do. This appeal, this cry have to be heeded. Europe is experiencing a deep crisis. It is vital that the ascension of the populists and eurosceptics in the European Parliament force all of the pro-European politicians to assume what they say, likewise their positions, to draw up realistic, constructive proposals - a project for the future of the Union as well as suggesting improvements to the way the Union is run to take European governance forward.