populist parties gain ground on traditional center-right and left parties, gaining a majority of the vote-share in Hungary, Italy and Poland, where populist parties have also found the most success in national elections. Populist parties also gained the most seats in France and the United Kingdom, with the latter witnessing a newly-formed 'Brexit Party' take 29 of the UK's 73 seats in the European Parliament. Elsewhere, the picture was more mixed for populist parties, with the much feared populist wave having a much smaller impact on the elections than was previously feared.
The European Parliamentary Elections of May 2019 saw nationalist and Share of votes for populist and nationalist parties in the European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by country
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European Parliament. "Share of votes for populist and nationalist parties in the European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by country." Chart. May 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027735/populist-vote-share-in-eu-elections/
European Parliament. (2019). Share of votes for populist and nationalist parties in the European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027735/populist-vote-share-in-eu-elections/
European Parliament. "Share of Votes for Populist and Nationalist Parties in The European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027735/populist-vote-share-in-eu-elections/
European Parliament, Share of votes for populist and nationalist parties in the European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027735/populist-vote-share-in-eu-elections/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Share of votes for populist and nationalist parties in the European Parliamentary Elections of 2019, by country [Graph], European Parliament, May 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027735/populist-vote-share-in-eu-elections/