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EU Parliament elections: Far-right Marine Le Pen declares victory over Macron
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Brussels [Belgium], May 27 (ANI): French far-right leader Marine Le Pen declared victory over President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as euroskeptic parties made strong gains in the European Union (EU) parliamentary election.
The voter turnout in this election was estimated around 51 per cent, marking the highest in 20 years, and suggesting more than 200 million citizens across the 28-nation bloc cast their ballot in a poll billed as a battle between populists and pro-European forces, The Times of Israel reported.
Le Pen's National Rally garnered around 24 per cent votes, with Macron's centrists trailing with 22 to 23 per cent votes, according to two polls from Ifop-Fiducial and Harris Interactive-Agence Epoka.
In addition, Italy's far-right League, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, also won the most votes with between 27-31 per cent, according to exit polls.
Across Europe however, according to a projection prepared by the parliament, the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) is on course to have the most seats in the assembly with 173, down sharply from 216 in 2014.
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