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The Brian Lehrer Show

How the EU Parliament Voted This Year

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Listeners who live in or have ties to European Union countries call in to talk about how voters in the EU parliament elections voted this year and why.

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0:00.0

Brain Lera on WNYC and here we are quarter to 12 and for our last 15 minutes today we're going to end

0:16.1

with a call in for anyone in or with ties to any country in Europe. Why?

0:20.8

Well this past weekend striking results in the European parliamentary

0:25.3

elections is why. While Europe's centrist groups did ultimately maintain their

0:30.2

majorities, some of the 27 countries voted for far right parties making inroads in France and Germany in particular.

0:38.5

So now we're going to open up the phones and invite you to help us report this story if you are in or from or have ties to any

0:47.1

country in Europe, especially France and Germany, but anywhere else too, and help the rest of us understand the implications

0:55.3

of what just happened this weekend.

0:57.2

If you have ties to any of those 27 countries, what just happened here?

1:01.8

212, 433 433 WNYC.

1:05.0

212 433 9692.

1:09.0

You can also text that number.

1:11.0

There were so many issues on the table of course, but the US

1:14.3

press is reporting that this election was a referendum on centrism in a way and that it

1:19.6

came down to issues of immigration, taxes in some cases, and climate change.

1:25.0

So if you voted or if you know someone who did, if you are in or from or have any ties to any European countries. Help us report this story.

1:36.9

You be the explainer to the rest of our audience. What brought people out to the polls?

1:42.4

What do you think?

1:43.0

Determine these outcomes anywhere in the EU?

1:46.0

212, 433, WNYC.

1:50.0

Help us out, people with ties to Europe.

1:52.0

212, 433, 9. Help us out people with ties to Europe.

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