ASSESSMENTS
EU: The European Parliament Elections
Jun 8, 2009 | 19:00 GMT
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Summary
Elections for the European Parliament across the Continent have resulted in significant losses for the center-left parties, while center-right parties emerged as clear winners. The election results foreshadow potential political shifts in a number of countries, most significantly in the United Kingdom, where potential early elections could bring to power the Conservative Party which has promised it would hold a referendum on whether the Lisbon Treaty should be ratified in the United Kingdom.
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