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EU readies for elections with far-right set to surge

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A voter casts a ballot to vote during the European parliamentary elections, at a polling station in the city hall of Trappes on May 26, 2019. European Parliament elections will be held on June 6-9, 2024. [AFP]

EU voters go to the polls in a week, with far-right, nationalist parties expected to do well in the bloc's next parliament in a time of social and geopolitical uncertainty.

The outcome of the June 6-9 elections will help determine the makeup of the next European Commission, whose chief Ursula von der Leyen is hoping to earn a second term.

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