Three Scenarios for the Next EU Elections

... Europe The next elections for the European Parliament will take place on 23-26 May 2019 and the EU’s various political families are already mobilising. They will be crucial elections in a crucial year. 2019 promises tough times for Europe with Brexit, elections, and certainly more financial turbulences, which are already under way. Here we propose three short- and medium-term possible scenarios, none of which looks reassuring. Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky: Multi-Speed Europe: Illusions and Reality The most shocking possibility is of course that of a ‘Far Right’ win. A populist (although ‘nationalist’ seems to be a better term to define the newly-emerging parties on the right) parliamentary majority ...