Voters across the European Union are casting ballots in the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections. These elections will determine the representatives for the next five-year term. Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European Parliament, the legislative branch of the 27-member bloc.
The elections are taking place amidst a backdrop of rising cost of living, farmer discontent, and the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Far-right parties are hoping to gain more power, while the economy, jobs, poverty, public health, climate change, and the future of Europe are also prominent issues. Official results are not expected before the last polling stations in all 27 EU nations close late Sunday.
In Poland, voters are facing a time of great insecurity due to the war in Ukraine and the migration crisis on the border with Belarus. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stressed national security and promised to strengthen border controls. Some Poles are concerned about the EU's growing power and its impact on individual nations.
Bulgaria is also holding parliamentary elections, their sixth in three years. Voter fatigue and disillusionment with politicians have raised concerns about low turnout and another fragmented parliament. The front-runners in the National Assembly elections are the GERB center-right party and the reformist coalition We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria.
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