The European elections (on the basis of still partial results) confirm the European People's Party as the leading force in the European Parliament, gaining approximately ten seats, while the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats maintains its position, losing only four seats. The advance of the Conservatives (the group of Fratelli d'Italia) is limited, winning four seats, in the face of a more considerable growth of Identity and Democracy (the group of the Lega) which gains 9 MEPs, dragged by the success of Marine Le Pen in France. The Liberals are experiencing a real collapse (on the basis of partial data, Renew Europe could lose up to 23 seats, and Macron's retreat in France is significant, prompting the French president to call early elections), while the Greens could lose up to 18 seats, indicating an ecological transition that has sparked uncertainty and rejection on the Old Continent. And now, what will happen to the so-called "Ursula majority," the alliance that has held up the Union's government for the past five years? After reaching 400 seats, based on partial data, the same political scheme would also have a majority of the 720 deputies in the new Parliament. Yet can the right-wing winds blowing through many EU countries, from France to Germany, be ignored? Jean-Claude Juncker, in an interview with La Stampa, says he is convinced that it can be ignored. According to the former president of the EU commission, the pro-European coalition's 40-seat majority in the new European Parliament "will be enough" to ensure Ursula Von der Leyen's re-election. As a result, the Commission president "does not need to go and seek the support of the MEPs of Fratelli d'Italia or even that of Giorgia Meloni in the Council". Translated: "The majority should not be extended to the parties of the extreme right", if anything to the Greens. Meanwhile, the EPP maintains its position, intending to confirm Roberta Metsola as president of the European Parliament and Ursula Von der Leyen as president of the Commission, but it is unclear whether the new coalition will include the Greens or the Conservatives.
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