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By RAF CASERT, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN BRUSSELS©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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sakurasuki
Make Europe great again! Is that mean they want to recreate 1930-1932 moment?
falseflagsteve
As expected with the huge influx of immigrants and the constant pushing of the LGBT agenda by the left and the media.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Remains to be seen whether this represents a Putinist win or whether there are a sufficient number of patriots remaining.
John
when you’re sitting on bunk, any gains are “Big gains”.
Not a majority and not going to be a majority because most Europeans are not xenophobic racists, nor Fascist.
zibala
Great news for Europe!
Slayer
The people are beginning to speak up! Enough is enough! I guess the Gen Z-ers will have to go out and get a job now.
marc laden
YEAH now Europe as learned the lesson..
Now it is time to stop the 7th century barbaric religious invasion and MAKE EUROPE GREAT AGAIN. ( MEGA . Yes. a MEGA EUROPE.
Strangerland
I wonder how long stupid people will continue to not realize that far right extenuates only know how to complain and make things worse when given any actual authority.
Hopefully not too many more cycles of foolishness.
bass4funk
Good news!!
PTownsend
Maybe great news for those cheering on the far right's actions/failures in the 1930's, and those cheering on a western political candidate who's got his backers planning a 'post-Constitution" country. And for those that want the state to make decisions for them, while promising to put the others, i.e state's enemies, real and imagined in concentration camps.
bass4funk
Uh-huh…anyway, I think this is just fantastic news for Europe, I wish them well, really!
kurisupisu
It’s no surprise that Europeans have chosen parties that seek to impose stronger laws-no surprise at all.
Moonraker
God, how stupid! Didn't they learn from the last time the far right was popular that it will end in tears? Humans are do dumb.
bass4funk
Not this time.
Last time was different, very different.
Moonraker
Sounds like those who think the communism would be different next time. People learn nothing from history so they deserve to repeat it, except they end up engulfing everyone in their lunacy.
RichardPearce
Amazing how years of hearing voluntary perpetrators of the Holocaust and those with a fetish for them, half a year of Islamophobia and the justifying/normalization of genocide/ethnic cleansing has energized right wing racists and xenophobes
And how six months of even 'left wing' politicians and media telling human rights activists and anti racist protesters they are racists and unwelcome in their countries has convinced them that if there's no one worth voting for, there's no worth in voting
WoodyLee
Can the Europe afford to just give what it has accomplished over the past 70 years to a bunch of Racists who even hate themselves, doubt it very much BUT the Nazi's were able to fool so many in the past.
PTownsend
How many came from countries that had been colonized by European nations, and or Moscow?
Ready to move back to Europe and give fascism another chance, after helping to bring fascism to the US?
zibala
Since the last EU election in 2019, populist or far-right parties now lead governments in three nations — Hungary, Slovakia and Italy
Finally seeing Europe recover its strength.
We saw what happened with the far left-led countries in 1930&40s Europe--Germany to being with,.
bass4funk
Well, the left would know
No one is talking about reliving the horrors of 1940 that’s not going to happen again.
My family left Europe to get away from leftist fascism when I was a teen and we later left California to get away from leftist fascism again in the 90’s
Haaa Nemui
I don’t know how old you are, but that sounds really freaking old.
Sven Asai
Too late, anyway. But if it gives them now some final hope before the end, why not.
GuruMick
Zibala....Germany was a far right country in the 30's.
Gave rise to Nazism.
Mate, your history is woeful.
dagon
The neo-liberal message is DOA except for the rentier class in Europe.
Identirtarianism is not 'left' and a distraction to enable the rentier class who benefit form unrestricted immigration at this point of late stage capitalism.
TaiwanIsNotChina
You sure about that? Same level of flag waving and cheering idiocy.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Nope, sorry, licking Putin boot is not patriotism unless that is all that your country represents.
wallace
The right-wing groups remain a minority in the EU parliament.
2020hindsights
Ramsey's Kitchen
Remains to be seen whether this represents a Putinist win or whether there are a sufficient number of patriots remaining.
The only warmonger in Europe is Putin, and Russia doesn't belong to the EU.
Wrong way around. Putin is pushing for a direct conflict with Europe.
itsonlyrocknroll
Please correct me if I am mistaken, it was President Richard M Nixon that "coined the phrase" the great silent majority.
These EU parliamentary elections reflect Europe's leadership, member states governments, failure to pay attention, listen to the peoples citizens concerns.
Whether illegal immigration, the clear social inequality, the spread of Islamic fundamentalist extremism, healthcare, housing, most of all the prospects for youth 18 to 30.
The Council of the European Union refusal to reform, introducing transparency.
Behind closed doors: Secret deals in the Council of the EU
https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/behind-closed-doors-secrets-in-the-council
It is not elected politicians, but national government officials, who legislate. The culture and the procedures are those of confidential diplomacy, not transparent democracy;
Diplomatic secrecy hinders decision-making and public discourse, so dozens of legislative proposals get stuck for years without citizens ever knowing about it;
Those responsible almost never have to publicly justify their actions, allowing lobbyists to exert influence behind the backs of voters
Pretty please review.
Wichi
Big win in Europe! Next the USA, please stop the wokeness!!
Moonraker
I think it is the historian/cliodynamicist, Peter Turchin, who says that it takes 3 generations for people to forget the horrors of the past. He is a little late but close enough. That's how long it takes for ignorance to thoroughly permeate.
bass4funk
And they continue to grow.
Yes
Like people are doing in June?
GuruMick
As to a comment above, I cant see LGT etc rights activists annoying voters and thus turning an election.
Lots of racist politicians more like it.
And all the Russians people speak of seemed to have moved to Bali and Thailand.
GBR48
Unfortunately, incumbent politicians are likely to panic and pander to right wing, tribal policies. When these fail, they will lose even more votes.
If they want people to return to them, they should ignore the right wing policies, which are based on prejudice, xenophobia, ignorance and racism, and just improve the day to day lives of their citizens. Happy people who aren't feeling poor will vote for a stable, mainstream party.
If they adopt the Brexit-style policies of the right wing populists, their economies will be damaged, they will have spiralling inflation, staff shortages, services will fracture and citizens will get angrier with them, as the ruling regime, as has happened in the UK.
Populist policies fail and lose you votes when you are in power. They only work for parties that are in opposition and are using them to garner votes from angry, disillusioned people.
It's not the policies, 'it's the economy, stupid'. Fix that and you get happy people.
wallace
A majority needs 376 seats out of the 720 seats. The right-wing groups have 175 seats. Those not part of any party have 50 seats.
https://results.elections.europa.eu/en/
wallace
The right-wing groups are not united on policies.
Sh1mon M4sada
The left have no idea what they want other than what's shoved down their throat by social media. Wasn't that long ago they were against globalism, now it seems they're against nationalism. LOL
itsonlyrocknroll
Lets be cautious, jive time for the full confirmed audited results.
As present, exit polling, provisional results, estimates can cloud reality
john b
Sorry to be obtuse, but I have two questions:
Why is it always 'far-right' and never 'right'?
Could someone provide a working definition of 'far-right'?...and a short comment:
It seems to me that there is whole lot of space between the open borders of the far-left and the concentration camps of the far-right. Yes, this election is a move away from the former, but I think not at all meaningfully closer to the later.
PTownsend
Was that East Germany during the time Putin was a Stasi stooge machine gunning civilians, no wonder the extreme right cheer him on today. Belarus might feel like home to East Germans that want to return to their extreme right roots, maybe a bit like Texas or Florida, except with clean subways.
bass4funk
Neither are the left, but that’s not stopping them.
TaiwanIsNotChina
And yet the left largely never went to simp for Putin. Go figure.
Bad Haircut
You're making the fundamental mistake of conflating opposition to escalating the Russia-Ukraine conflict with supporting 'Putin. This vastly over-simplifies the issue. The US, UK and EU never gave a damn about Ukraine before; the only reason they are now seems to be for economic advantage for the ruling parties' big donors. Nothing at all to do with the average Ukrainian, about whom they give not a single damn. And they have the same disregard for you as well, so cheering on the Western warmongers goes against your interests and those of ordinary people the world over, including both Ukraine and Russia.
wallace
zibala
And Holland.
23 EU countries are not.
wallace
EU voter turnout is slightly higher than in 2019 at 51%.
itsonlyrocknroll
john b,
Pertinent point, the political tone, language, far right, extreme right, far left, etc
The spectre vision of fascism, threat oppressive ideologies, anti-capitalist, the effect to social equality and egalitarianism,
The ultra right- left .....
Not a single EU member state will leave. Not one.
Cohesion Fund
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funding/cohesion-fund_en
View 2021 to 2027...
Brexit is a red herring, UK political cultural economics, was never suited to federalism
Bad Haircut
Good to see some pushback against globalism, and clearly the establishment and their media lapdogs are getting nervous. Far-right this, far-right that. It's another slur that's losing all meaning because it's being applied to anyone they disagree with Standing up against unbridled immigration, the net-zero scam, warmongering, attacks on farmers, deep-seated corruption and more aren't "far-right", they're just commonsense. Not an ounce of objectivity from the media and establishment, just panicking. And about time.
wallace
bass4funk
The right-wing groups are not united on policies.
The center parties and left of center are in agreement on many policies including new laws on illegal immigration.
Toblerone
Excellent. I just hope it isn’t too late.
TheDalaiLamasBifocals
In the past it was the Jews.
This time around it is immigrants or muslims.
It's not just the far right though, the far left is guilty of it, too.
Create an enemy, dehumanize them, then fan the flames.
Don't fall for the typical tactics from either side.
From an American point of view, if either of them get into power they will surely remove your freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, right to keep and bear arms and most other things you hold true. Far left or far right.
Chabbawanga
Maybe right-wing populism is the short term solution. I'm not a fan, but you can see that right wing-populist policies have had some success in Hungary. Unfortunately this always comes with strings attached. Hungary has become much closer to China and Russia. But hey, maybe that is in the best interests of the Hungarian people.
wallace
Sales tax in Hungary is 27% and income tax is 15%. Heavy taxation for a populist government.
bass4funk
Neither are the left, but that’s not stopping them.
Soare the right in stopping it, now how each country would implement that and in what fashion needs to be determined.
Wick's pencil
Time to get rid of the far left, which has been ruining Europe.
grund
I bet Putin opened a bottle of champaign after seeing these results.
wallace
The EU parliament will still be controlled by the center and center-left parties. But in the future, some policies might require the support of the right-wing party with negotiations on the table.
The EU has already agreed new immigration laws before the elections. That doesn't change since the right-wing parties support that.
The basic socialist policies of Europe will remain in place. Such as universal healthcare. Free schooling. Freedom of movement. Single currency. LGBT protection rights. Protection of human rights. Labour laws.
Mr Kipling
See the narrative being pushed? Far right? The parties winning are hardly far right.
Do they describe the left and Greens as FAR left?
These results are good news for the ordinary working class natives of Europe.
wallace
Putin hates NATO and the EU.
bass4funk
I don't blame him.
Antiquesaving
Yes you are right! The ones running the EU for years have also forgotten about the left and far left "communism" the controls on everything from farming to speech is clearly no different than the way "communism" functioned! The forced spudo "collectivisation" being pushed trying to shut thousands of farms to "consolidate" leaving only big ones in the most controlled areas, the forced collective thinking in which anyone that doesn't think like the far left is not only told to shut up but now threatened with criminal prosecution for expressing their views and the list goes on!
If the far right is gaining power it is because the left and far left have pushed people too much.
When the left pushes to ban meat or even advertising meat in towns they control, when people are told they must address people in a way that you, your beliefs, do not agree with, when farmers are forced to stop farming despite being profitable because EU policies say the decision is to use product from farms in a cheaper country to centralize distribution (read control), when traditional festivals , foods etc..are outlawed because some EU bureaucrats deemed them offensive or potentially dangerous despite being around for hundreds to thousands of years, etc...
Is it a wonder that people end up embracing those that say they will oppose or fight against these far left controls.
The left pushed too far in the EU and now the backlash is coming in the form of the far right!
This is not a surprise, and many have been warning this would happen as the EU control grew and the left pushed it's agenda more and more towards communism and collective thinking!
wallace
The "left-wing" of the EU party only represents about 35 out of the 720 seats.
proxy
Badly flawed and failed policies in the EU and North America by snobbish urban elites have driven people to seek new leadership.
Trump is likely to win, not because most Americans are racist climate-deniers, but because the left has failed them miserably and thinks the average middle American is deplorable.
Sister Jane
That is the truth, now if you love your country and want liberty and freedom, you're a right wing conspiracy nut job and hate your government, perhaps hate is the key word, and it seems that so many people just plain Hate.
JJE
Cry more. People have had enough of bankrolling a corrupt failed state.
Sister Jane
The communist did the same thing in the Weimar Republic and that's when things went side ways for Germany, so you are 100% over the target.
ebisen
Constant pushes for accepting indiscriminately Muslim immigration, with all the bad consequences now seen all over Europe because out of it, combined with extreme pushes for "ecology" and other "minority" agenda has caused for the people to retake control.
I mean - there were recent pushes for adopting a Sharia variant in the EU Muslim communities (who, by the way, speak no other languages but Arabic) - like, how about NO?
アーメド
When it comes to politics, it's always a situation of jumping from the frying pan and into the fire. Only issue is, you don't know who is who.
Not a surprise they are winning this. Look at the crisis of the mass immigration and increase in crime. But it would be dumb to assume they care for the good of their country. They will create some other issue (like sucking up to Russia and China) and 10 years down the line people will lean towards the far left again.
Also, if you Ctrl+F and type right and left, the word Far left is mentioned once and the word Far right is mentioned 19 times. What a surprise.
ebisen
Provocative enough yet?
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-olaf-scholz-calls-consequences-following-islamist-rally/
Moonraker
Some advice: far left is Maoist or Khmer Rouge - extremely collectivist and antipathetic to any hints of bourgeois capitalism. Maybe many of the commenters here, especially Americans, having been overwhelmed by their capitalist ideology, have never heard of these and assume that Biden or Starmer or even the EU en bloc are far left. It's possible to be a social democrat - the general policy that brought prosperity and freedom for much of the postwar years in Europe - without being a communist or far left. But, sadly, the internet brings polarisation and social democrat doesn't sound sexy for those fed a meagre diet of political ignorance and extremism. But still, I know it is wasted. We will have to traverse the same cycle of human inanity again, this time with fancier weapons. Civilisation was nice enough while it lasted. Good luck to all in the coming conflagration.
Chabbawanga
Heavy taxation is necessary to solve a lot of problems in society.
proxy
@Moonraker
Politics have gone topsy turvy. Social democrats and US democrats are now the parties of the elites not the average person and support censorship and less freedoms for the working classes.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Sending Russia packing is good for all free people.
TaiwanIsNotChina
The EU borders Russia now. I know this might be a bit difficult for the pro war Russia posters to understand.
Antiquesaving
Once you start using words like bourgeois the argument is lost!
I am Not American! But if you are trying to say that the farmers in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, etc..being forced to stop farming because of EU policies and collectivisation are "bourgeois", good luck with that one!
If you are trying to claim the people of French towns in places like Normandy are "bourgeois" when they are upset after being told they can no longer server "traditional pea and pork soup" at public festivals because it offends certain people and isn't "inclusive", if you are calling traditional cheese makers "bourgeois capitalists" because EU regulations will put them out of business, then you have lost the plot and do not know the meaning of "bourgeois" or "capitalism".
JJE
This is a victory for the ordinary, honest, decent people of the EU who have been victimized by the political class loyal to Brussels and their twisted obsession with, subservience and obsequiousness to putting other quarters first, despite the corrupt nature it. An indictment of their conduct.
Geeter Mckluskie
When left leaning centrists like Joe Rogan get labelled "far-right" the term has lost its meaning
wtfjapan
A majority needs 376 seats out of the 720 seats. The right-wing groups have 175 seats.
so about a quarter, similar to MAGA in the US, except the EU doesnt have anywhere near the gerrymandering or the Electoral college unlike the US, safe bet their ideology wont be leading the EU anytime soon
zibala
Great to see Europe getting back on its feet.
Ken
Every time I see the words "far right" the first thought that comes to mind is racism. Antimigrant viewpoints and policies to hide from the truth that people from other countries are outshining them when it comes to education and work ethics because they are fighting to have a better life than they had at their own country meanwhile the ones getting butthurt over it have an easy life and don't know struggle or pain
socrateos
Moonraker:
I do not pay much attention to European politics, but as far as I am concerned, the election is a pure display of democracy itself. The EU government body is not about to be overthrown by leftist revolutionaries or a rightist military coup. Nobody seems to be looking to establish a new totalitarian regime, neither from the left nor the right. Democracy, it seems, is their common ground. The political pendulum may swing to the left or the right based on the issues of the time, which is the beauty of democracy.
I am not worried at all.
Geeter Mckluskie
"Every time I see the words "far right" the first thought that comes to mind is racism"
I used to think the same. Now I think "anti-government authoritarianism"...as with forced mandates on experimental vaccines or "forced speech" as is the case in Canada where you will get charged criminally for "wrong-speak" or where you would have gotten ciminally charged for walking in the park during the pandemic...despite getting fresh air being essential to your health.
Far right has come to mean push back against government over-reach. Remember when the Left was for free speech. So do I. Left has moved "far right"
wallace
The EU elections are the second largest in the world after India. 400 million voters across 27 countries. The voter turnout is always low. This one is 51%.
commanteer
wallace
zibala
Concerns Europeans but not Americans.
zibala
Excellent insight.
Great to see Europe getting back on its feet.
Which is why I didn't mention Americans.
ROFL!
GuruMick
As for France and the "concerns " of immigration....stats show a lot of new arrivals are from....other nearby Euro nations, namely, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
The French seem a little like the Brits in the "anti immigration " feelings leading up tp Brexit.
About an equal number of "new arrivals " are from the African north, particularly Algeria, which was a French colony until the mid 60's.
What do they say ?
Karma's a bitch .
Suck it up Frenchies.
Australia is doing alright with immigration from many lands....variety is the spice of life.
bass4funk
No, they have it worse, they have politicians that put immigrant migration over its citizens
I wouldn't bet on that.
Ken
Maybe that's how things are in Canada but I'm not too familiar with how things are there. I do know how certain sides of politics try to beg for more votes from people of color, women, and the LGBT community even though they just want to screw them over and take away more of their rights than what they currently have. And yeah free speech means something very different than it did 30 years ago. Now in this day and age people use it to defend hatefully demoralizing and or violent threats
bass4funk
I agree, finally, some common sense is prevailing.
jackandjill
The parties' right-of-center and the right-wings group have not won a majority in the EU parliament. They have increased the number of their seats but not enough to control it.
Geeter Mckluskie
"Now in this day and age people use it to defend hatefully demoralizing and or violent threats"
Threats of violence have never been part and parcel of free speech. Hateful or demoralizing language may be crass and vulgar, but tough shitt. Free speech is the cornerstone of democracy, hurt feelings should tumble democracy by facilitating dictators to charge people for hurting their feelings...or exposing their corruption.
Geeter Mckluskie
*shouldn't tumble democracy...
wallace
The new EU parliament is for five years. We will see what new policies there will be. Immigration law has already passed. Farming subsidies and prices. Environment. Ukraine support. Palestinian support. Several EU countries have recognised the Palestinians. Defense policy. Russia.
Ken
Take a look at how things are going in the US in 2024 with people being swatted and getting death/bomb threats. And I'm not talking about people being called stuff like an idiot or moron or whatever I'm talking about people overstepping the limits of free speech nearly like saying there is a going to be a fire or a bomb in calls to places like government facilities, airports, schools
2020hindsights
Ramsey's Kitchen
Wrong way around. Putin is pushing for a direct conflict with Europe.
And yet on Russian state TV, they talk about it al the time.
The pro war crowd support Putin.
NATO aren't war hawks. NATO are anti-war. They don't want open conflict with Russia, that's why they support Ukraine.
Geeter Mckluskie
"Take a look at how things are going in the US in 2024 with people being swatted and getting death/bomb threats."
Neither "swatting" nor death/bomb threats fall under the umbrella of free speech
dagon
The gross characterizations of the 'left' by some usual suspect posters shows how skewed the Overton Window has become in European politics. Though it is still better than in the good ole USA. I am embarrassed by some of the American posters' interjections.
Most of the real 'left' eschews too much of a focus on identitarian issues and wants a sensible and inclusive immigration policy and economic justice benefiting the vast majority.
Mass unchecked immigration is a neo-liberal artifact exploited by the corporate controlled right to facilitate an American style model of polarized socio-politics.
JJE
Yep. Alexander de Croo in Belgium is the latest casualty. Important to keep in mind that recent company he has been keeping and his voluntary embrace which amounted to drinking from a poisoned chalice. More will lemmings follow.
rcch
Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday…
Good news—there’s still time to save Europe (and Western culture).
For decades, the European Union, which has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, confined the hard right to the political fringes.
With its strong showing in these elections, the far right could now become a major player in policies ranging from migration to security and climate.
And that’s a good thing.
Strangerland
Too late, he already started one.
He started the war to provoke NATO.
Sorry, was I supposed to pander to Putin the way the right does and not speak the truth? My bad.
2020hindsights
Ramsey's Kitchen
Nonsense, Putin does not want a conflict with Europe , especially NATO countries......
And yet on Russian state TV, they talk about it al the time.
Yes. A ceasefire, but not peace. Putin has discovered how much this war iis costing him and would like a puse. For that he would like to keep all territory so far gained and to demilitarize Ukraine.
Obviously, he will restart the war at a later date. It's not a deal for peace.
The pro war western hawks agree with the plan because the back Putin.
No NATO countries are pushing for direct confrontation with Russia. They are supporting Ukraine to stop Putin.
Yes. They support Putin. It's unfortunate.
That's what he has stated. But he doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine.
A ceasefire does not bring peace. But EU leaders such as Orban and Fico support Putin
2020hindsights
Ramsey's Kitchen
NATO aren't war hawks. NATO are anti-war. They don't want open conflict with Russia, that's why they support Ukraine.
They are sending trainers to Ukraine. Hardly an armed confrontation with Russia.
JJE
Clearly a Waterloo moment for Macron and the beginning of the end.
Antiquesaving
Historically, "Russia " has never invaded western Europe.
With the exception of the USSR teaming up with fascist, Germany to carve up Poland, the reality is that it has nearly always been the western countries trying to invade Russia.
Ok yes Putin is a dictator and yes dangerous but if we really look at history, we cannot fully blame Russia for being the way it is and hostile towards Western Europe on it's borders.
Like we are seeing now with the right in the EU growing and Nationalism growing, despite many Russians not liking Putin most polling has shown that most Russians would rather have him than a puppet controlled by the west.
And the right, far right, nationalist, anti EU/Bruxelles movements we are seeing in Europe are very similar, many people are tired of being told by "outsiders" what is best for them.
Just look at the Netherlands, farms in the Netherlands are among the most efficient but under EU plans the Dutch government is forcing nearly half out of business to meet EU regulations!
The EU has become a monstrosity, the west obsession with pushing towards and into Russia going back centuries are combining to the problems and situation we are in now.
Putin, the far right, etc...are all the results of certain people in power wanting to control everything, from what we eat, to where we travel to what we say!
Sadly it isn't the majority on either side but the fringe on the left and right that control the narrative because they are the ones that the centre Right or centre left must deal with to create a coalition in order to govern.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Yeah, let's just ignore the domination of Eastern Europe and the theft of Kaliningrad.
Attilathehungry
I am loving the hand wringing of the Euro-left on display here. The fear mongering of political parties that want no more than to be allowed to celebrate their own culture did not work in this election. These parties are not 'far right'- they are all fully on board with the welfare state as it exists in most European countries. They just realize that it is not possible to pay for millions of outsiders to come and enjoy the same benefits.
Germans want Germany to be German. French folks want their country to be French. And there is nothing wrong with that. They want a federation in Europe, not an uber-state with the capital in Brussels and the ruling elite dominant.
Antiquesaving
We keep hearing this, but in reality Russia has taken more land again, we are told the Kharkiv offensive is a "failure" but in a month with under 10,000 men (according to Ukraine) Russia took more territory than Ukraine did in least year's summer offensive!
As for costing Russia, according to the IMF Russia's economy is expected Russia to grow 3.2% in 2024, exceeding the forecast growth rates for the U.S. (2.7%), the U.K. (0.5%), Germany (0.2%) and France (0.7%).
But the attempts to try and blame Putin, Russia, etc...on what is going on in the EU it just trying to deflect from the fact that many in Europe are tired of being told what to do, and these election results have nothing to do with Russia, Putin or even the war in Ukraine.
Farmer protests in western Europe in the Netherlands, Belgium France etc ..are not about the war or Russia they are about EU rules and regulations forcing them out of business! The same for many industries.
Antiquesaving
And lets just ignore the fact Germany invaded and killed millions of Soviet citizens, and the Soviets did the bulk of the fighting against Germany!