Editorial: Europe shifts right, but the centre holds

Protestors gather in the Terreaux square to demonstrate against the far-right after their success in the European elections, in Lyon, eastern France. Photo: AFP

Despite the worrying gains by certain eurosceptic right-wing and far-right parties in the European Parliament elections, the political centre has retained its majority, and this is positive news for Europe.There was certainly no far-right landslide as some had predicted. The European People’s Party (EPP), the main centre-right grouping, made gains and remains the largest party....