In Europe, extreme right-wing parties have gained new ground in elections for the European Parliament. In France, the far-right, anti-immigrant National Front party won the European Union election, while Britain saw a victory by the the U.K. Independence Party, which wants to withdraw from the European Union. Across Europe, parties skeptical of the EU on both sides of the spectrum surged to more than double their representation. In Greece, opposition leader Alexis Tsipras announced a victory by the left-wing, anti-bailout Syriza party.

Alexis Tsipras: “This is a historical day for our people. They have made a clear and brave verdict, that despite the unprecedented propaganda of fear, they condemned the Samaras government and the policies of the bailout. And for the first time in history, it raised the left to first place and with a significant difference.”