EU Elections: surge of far-right sends bloc into turmoil

EU Elections: surge of far-right sends bloc into turmoil

Far-right gains in EU elections have sent the bloc into turmoil and triggered a political earthquake in France, with President Emmanuel Macron calling snap legislative polls in a high-risk move.

Although centrist mainstream parties kept an overall majority in the European Parliament, preliminary results of the vote sent Europe's stock markets and the euro sliding.