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   simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 10-Jun-2024 11:14:58 JST simsa03
   "Far-right makes gains as Ursula von der Leyen says 'centre is holding' but world in 'turmoil' " https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jun/09/eu-europe-elections-2024-results-news-updates-live-latest?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-666630eb8f08d846f761bfd0#block-666630eb8f08d846f761bfd0
   
   Yes, the rightwing "European Conservatives and Reformists" parliamentary group and the far-right "Identity and Democracy" parliamentary group are projected to gain 72 seats and 58 seats respectively. But compare that to the projection of seats for the the center-right "European People’s Party" (189 seats), center-left "Socialists and Democrats" (135 seats), and liberal "Renew Europe" (83 seats) who form a coalition bloc and will keep the majority. I still count that as #peakfascism
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     simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 10-Jun-2024 11:53:41 JST simsa03

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     To be more precise:
     
     In this EU election the far-right ECP+ID parliamentary groups are projected to gain 130 seats combined (down [!] from 135 seats in 2019), the centrist-liberal coalition of EPP+S&D+RE is projected to keep its vast majority of 407 seats (down from 444 seats in 2019). Thus even with major influence campaigns by Russia the coalition of centrist parties did not crumble. And that is indeed a further sign of #peakfascism. Lovely!
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