Netherlands Initiates Four-Day European Union Elections Across 27 Nations

The polls has initiated in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right.

The Netherlands is the only EU country to start its polling so early, followed by Ireland on Friday. The rest of the EU nations will hold their elections over the weekend. The Europe-wide results will be



announced on Sunday, after all member states have completed voting.

Polling stations opened across the Netherlands. Almost 400 million voters will be electing 720 members of the European Parliament.They will have an impact on issues ranging from global climate policies and defense to migration and geopolitical relations with China and the United States.