Far Right Performs Strongly In European Elections

Across Europe today, elections are being held for the European Parliament in Brussels. The European Parliament is a continent-wide body with representation from each EU country. It appears to be a big day for right-wing parties, and radical parties in general. In France, the National Front, the party of anti-EU party Marine Le Pen appears to have won about 25% of the vote, handily defeating all other parties. Ominously, for the future of the EU, the party performed particularly strongly among t...