The results are still coming in from across Europe, but a relatively clear picture is emerging. The far right and populist right have done well, but it is perhaps more of a continuing trend than a surge. The centre right European People’s Party (EPP) has increased its vote, the centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) have held up their percentages despite some losses, while the liberal Renew group have suffered a loss of around 20 seats. The big political impacts have been in France and Germany: Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called legislative elections in the face of...