Europe votes in elections in which, according to forecasts, the extreme right can reach close to 20% of the seats. In Italy, which stands as a decisive country In these elections, due to the support that the extreme right may gain in the European Parliament and from which up to 76 MEPs will emerge, the electoral colleges have already been opened. There, Meloni has emerged as the main promoter of the extreme right.

In addition, voting is also taking place this Saturday in the Czech Republic, Malta, Latvia and Slovakia. Precisely, the image of the Slovak Prime Minister exercising his right to vote in the hospital and leaning on a crutch due to the consequences of the attack that occurred on May 15 defines what the European electoral campaign has been, the most violent in recent years. In these five countries, 27 seats are at stake.

Meanwhile, in Spain, everything is ready for 38 million Spaniards to vote this Sunday, June 9, in some European elections with the air of a plebiscite for all parties on the left and right, and what it may mean to open the door of the European Parliament to the right and extreme right.

During the reflection journey and rest, the candidates have chosen to walk through the countryside, visit the Book Fair or practice some sports. The data of the European 9J will be announced from Ifema, a place where Minister Grande-Marlaska went this Saturday to supervise the entire device.

Analysts believe that the result of the elections to the European Parliament (EP) will have a limited impact on the economy of the European Union (EU), although it could affect specific policies related to energy, the environment, the pace of integration community or immigration.

The comments of the investment managers agree on a predictable ‘right turn’with a greater presence of far-right deputies in the European Parliamentbut they specify that this factor could be compensated by the actions of the European Commission (EC) and, above all, by that of the Council of Ministers of the EU.

“The European elections will probably be a continuation of right turn observed in the recent national elections in Holland and Italy,” predicts John Polinski, of the American management company Federated Hermes. “For the first time, the European Parliament could be greatly influenced by far-right parties,” warns Felipe Villarroel, of TwentyFour, entity of the Swiss management company Vontobel.

For his part, Nicolas Wylenzek, of the American management company Wellington Management, goes further: in his opinion, the European elections “could accelerate a change in political priorities of the EU”. According to Ben Laidler, of the investment platform eToro, the foreseeable turn to the right “may stop some policiesfrom immigration to decarbonization”.

“A Eurosceptic coalition will probably would oppose measures ambitious to do facing climate change. The right is proposing less strict environmental standards, especially with regard to agricultural policy and the moratorium on combustion engines,” explains Polinski.

In this sense, Villarroel points out that “voters seem to be less convinced of the climate objectives than a few years ago.” “Some segments of the electorate believe that climate measures have gone too far,” Wylenzek emphasizes. In his opinion, the EU “will maintain its bet on energy independence“, but some specific initiatives, such as the development of green hydrogen, could “lose momentum.”

Another area in which the possible turn to the right of the European Parliament could impact is immigration: “Migration and asylum are likely to adopt a more restrictive tone,” warns Polinski. while Wylenzek recalls that the EU has already established restrictive measures, but points out that the advance of the far right “could lead to additional tightening”, which would “further restrict an already tense labor market.”

The Government encourages voting

In Spain, the Government has called on citizens to cast their ballot in the elections to the European Parliament that will be held this Sunday, considering that “the more participation, the more democracy”, and that “there are many reasons to vote” . The Secretary of State for Communication, Francesc Vallés, launched this message at a press conference at the Ifema exhibition center in Madrid to present the electoral device and summarize the main data of tomorrow.

“Democracy is also based on participation. The more participation, the more democracy, and it is evident that there are reasons to vote in these elections, and many. We hope that the Spanish people are aware of the height and importance of these elections and use their constitutional right to vote throughout the day,” Vallés encouraged.

Double the number of votes by mail than in 2014

The undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior, Susana Crisóstomo, also participated in the press conference, and provided updated information on vote by mail, which rises to 582,097 ballots already issued. This data supposes double compared to 2014on the last occasion in which the European elections did not coincide with the regional and municipal elections, as happened five years ago.

In 2014, participation was 43.81%, the lowest in the historical series in Spain, while in the following elections, it was 60.73 percent, the third highest since 1987, when Spaniards voted for the first time. once to the European Parliament.