Populist parties surge across Europe
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Eurosceptic parties enjoyed a strong showing in European elections, as voters abandoned the traditional centre-left and centre-right blocs that have dominated EU politics for the last 40 years
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SHARE OF VOTES FOR EUROSCEPTIC PARTIES

10 20 30 40 50%
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Results for selected parties

Denmark DPP: 10.7%
Netherlands FvD: 10.9% 
UK Brexit Party: 31.7% 
Belgium VB: 11.5% 
Germany AfD: 11.0%* 
France RN: 23.3%*
Portugal
Austria FPÖ: 17.2%
Croatia
Italy LN: 34.3% M5S: 17.1%
Hungary Fidesz: 52.3%
Greece
Bulgaria
Romania
Slovakia
Czech Rep.
Poland PiS: 45.4%* 
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Sweden 
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Party abbreviations
AfD: Alternative for Germany 
DPP: Danish People’s Party 
FPÖ: Freedom Party
FvD: Forum for Democracy 
LN: Lega Nord
M5S: Five Star Movement 
PiS: Law and Justice 
RN: National Rally 
VB: Vlaams Belang


Share of votes as of 19:00GMT May 27. *Final result. Other selected party results provisional 
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Sources: European Parliament, The New York Times © GRAPHIC NEWS