ASSESSMENTS
Europe Faces a Continentwide Vote With National Implications
May 9, 2019 | 10:00 GMT

Members of Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), including new CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (C), launch the allied conservative parties' campaign for the European elections in an event in Muenster on April 27, 2019. European parliamentary elections could determine the fates of a number of national governments on the Continent.
(TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- May 23-26 elections for the European Parliament will help determine the European Union's future policy direction and appointments to key institutions like the European Commission.
- In countries like Italy and Germany, the elections will test the popularity and stability of awkward government alliances, potentially resulting in renewed political uncertainty.
- The elections will also have political repercussions in countries from Belgium to Romania, as they will coincide with national, regional and municipal elections, as well as referendums.
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