The 2009 European Elections Confirmed the Supremacy of the Right in the EU

Working Paper - Thursday 17 September 2009
The 2009 European Elections Confirmed the Supremacy of the Right in the EU Coinciding with José Manuel Barroso's re-election at the head of the European Commission, the Fondation pour l'Innovation Politique offers an analysis of the June 2009 European election results, by Corinne Deloy and Dominique Reynié.

The authors highlight the absence of a “green wave”, the domination of the right and the failure of Eurosceptic and leftwing movements, despite the backdrop of the international crisis. Their analysis is backed up by a series of charts, maps and tables.

Authors

Dominique Reynié | Director General
University Professor at the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po, Paris)

Corinne Deloy
Researcher at CERI (Sciences Po-CNRS, Paris)