Far-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing stunning defeats in France and Germany. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the projected gains on the left and right in the European Union elections but felt that Europe still remained on centre ground, as she laid out her bid to keep her role in the bloc in Brussels on Sunday night.

Far-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing stunning defeats in France and Germany. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the projected gains on the left and right in the European Union elections but felt that Europe still remained on centre ground, as she laid out her bid to keep her role in the bloc in Brussels on Sunday night.