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Italy's 5-Star leader and deputy PM Luigi Di Maio wins confidence vote

Supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement took part in a confidence vote over the leadership of Luigi Di Maio, after a bruising defeat in the European elections.

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21-year-old Danish student Kira Peter-Hansen is youngest ever MEP

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen has made history as the youngest MEP ever to be elected. She gave her first international interview to Euronews.

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Luxembourg PM says European elections 'a wake up call'

In an interview with Euronews, Luxembourg's prime minister reacted to the recent European elections and talked about what's next for the EU project.

United Kingdom

Ex-Labour spin doctor Campbell expelled after backing rival in EU vote

UK opposition party Labour has expelled its former spin doctor and lifelong member after he admitted voting for a rival party in the EU elections.

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EU Summit: Power struggle to find next EU leader continues

EU leaders are in Brussels to weigh in on who should take the top jobs in the bloc

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Euroviews. The EPP-S&D duopoly is at an end. It’s time for the liberals to forge the EU’s future ǀ View

The simple conclusion of the European elections is that the centrist mainstream still holds. But it is what the liberals decide to do now that will help decide the EU's future.

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EU Elections 2019: Which candidates won the social media battle?

Much of the of #EP2019 European election battle took place on social media. Which candidates had the most engagement?

United Kingdom

I'm here for the long term, victorious Farage tells Euronews

The former UKIP leader told Euronews the two-party system in British politics "needs breaking apart" as heralded his Brexit Party's victory in European elections.

World

Raw Politics in full: EU elections breakdown

For all the latest analysis on the EU elections, be sure to catch this episode of Raw Politics.

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Who's winning the race to be the next European Commission president?

EPP spitzenkandidat Weber is by far bookies' favourite with odds of 1/1 (50%), although Barnier is in second place at 6/1 (14.3%), which came after his odds were slashed by nearly a third since November 2018, according to Ladbrokes.

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Hungary foreign minister rejects Weber as EU President

"I can tell you one thing for sure: We do not consider any Spitzenkandidat suitable as the president of the European Commission."

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EU elections 2019: Who were each country's most colourful candidates?

From the UK's Ann Widdecombe to Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, the European Parliamentary elections weren't short of colourful characters. Here's our pick of the most eye-catching MEPs.

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Euroviews. United in diversity? The EU Parliament is about to find out

The crumbling of old alliances and the emergence of new players has created a European Parliament which has little in common except a lack of common ground, writes Darren McCaffrey

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Eurosceptics vs Europhiles: Who wins the social media battle?

Eurosceptics vs Europhiles: Who wins the social media battle?

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Voter turnout rises for first time ever in EU elections, breaking 50%

The proportion of people turning out to vote in the EU elections has gone up for the first time since the formation of the European Union.

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Guy Verhofstadt celebrates 'new balance of power' in EU Parliament

The leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe called for a "more ambitious Europe" as the EU election results the traditional main parties both lost ground.

Spain

Catalan separatists facing jail in Spain win EU Parliament seats

Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras elected to the European Parliament but it's not clear whether either will ever get there.

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Green wave: Has climate change impacted the European elections?

From the meteoric rise of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, to weeks of school strikes across the continent, climate change is very much on the political agenda.

United Kingdom

Citizens' rights groups to sue UK after thousands denied right to vote

Citizens' rights groups the3million and British in Europe say they are exploring a legal challenge after thousands of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens abroad say they were denied the right to vote in the EU elections Thursday.

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The thing Eurocrats are most worried about with EU election results

What would their nightmare scenario be?