Brussels 10.06.2024 CONCLUSIONS: French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the French Parliament and called snap elections in the wake of tonight’s European election results

Exit polls show Marine Le Pen’s National Rally are set to trounce Macron’s party in a historic win for the party

The French parliamentary elections will be held on 30 June and 7 July

Far-right parties have also made substantial gains in Austria and Germany, exit polls say

The first projection of the European Parliament shows that the centre-right European People’s Party is still the strongest grouping

About 360 million eligible voters were choosing 720 new Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)

Voter turnout is estimated to be 51% in this election, very slightly higher than it was in 2019