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Anti-establishment forces had major gains in the EU elections because
voters are tired of parties refusing to challenge Brussels, analysts told RT, saying the results also show that migration is still a top issue.
Euroskeptic parties made considerable gains in the European Parliament elections, leaving the bloc's establishment parties badly battered and searching for answers. Ultimately, analysts told RT, it illustrates how
Europeans have run out of patience for politics as usual.In the past, whenever the EU found itself in trouble, Brussels would always remedy the crisis by calling for more European integration, Dr. Werner Patzelt, a political science professor at the Technical University of Dresden, noted. And until now, Brussels always got its way.
"This time it was different," Patzelt told RT.
Comment: Maybe this backlash will cause Streep to rethink her allegiance to the Left...or maybe not. She'll probably just tuck her tail between her legs and apologize.