Analysis: The winners and losers in the European elections By Siobhan Robbins, European correspondent Winners The surge in the far right had been predicted and appears to have materialised with populist, nationalist and Eurosceptic parties on course to secure just under a quarter of the votes. In France, the National Rally’='s decisive win sent a clear message to President Macron who responded by calling a snap parliamentary election. In Italy, Georgia Meloni's far right Brothers of Italy party got 28% of the votes boosting her position at home and arguably making her one of the strongest leaders in Europe. In...