Right-wing populists notch huge gains across EU in European...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Right-wing populist parties made huge gains across the EU in the European Parliament elections on Sunday -- suggesting voters are fed up.
54% : The anti-immigration, anti-EU National Rally party led by Macron's arch-rival Marine Le Pen is projected to get at least 31% of the votes -- more than twice as many as the president's pro-European centrist party.
51% : EU lawmakers, who serve a five-year term in the 720-seat Parliament, have a say in a wide variety of issues affecting the 27-member bloc, including financial rules, climate policies and agriculture laws.
51% : It also approves the budget for the EU and is in charge of the aid being delivered to Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
49% : The change in the European Parliaments' make up could make it harder for the governing body to pass legislation and even paralyze the world's largest trading bloc as hard-right lawmakers are likely to look out for their nation's best interest rather than the EU's as a whole.
39% : The nationalist victories signify a shift to the right for the European Parliament, which could fragment the EU, analysts said.

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