These are the newcomers in the European • Table.Briefings

The European Parliament before the election: In the coming legislature, some new parties will also have a say in European politics.

Following the elections, a number of new parties are entering the European Parliament for the first time. Among them are some parties from the far-right camp – but not only them. The newcomers and what they stand for.

In this European election, there were no newcomers who made such a striking start as five years ago. In 2019, the Renaissance list around Emmanuel Macron’s party entered the European Parliament for the first time and won 21 seats. This year, there are new alliances that have been extremely successful. For example, that the GroenLinks/Partij van de Arbeid alliance with lead candidate Frans Timmermans won the European elections in the Netherlands. However, this is a merger of long-established parties.

These are the newcomers in the European Parliament

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