The 2014 Election to the European Parliament

23:39 – The Green Party has overtaken the Moderates to become the second largest party in the EU election in Sweden.

23:36 – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s centre-left block ahead in Italy.

23:29 – Liberals gain in the Netherlands whilst far-right Geert Wilders loses.

21:49 – The Green Party gains big in Sweden.

21:48 – The first results of today’s election to the European Parliament have emerged:

• The Austrian People’s Party has emerged the clear winner among Austrian parties.
• In France, the Marine Le Pen’s neo-Nazi National Front Party has won most seats.
• Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party is the biggest in Germany.
• The first poll from Sweden suggests a big loss for the Moderate Party whilst the racist Sweden Democrats and a new feminist party win their first seat.