European elections

Subject: European elections.

So the EU election results are in and the seismic changes expected in the UK have been reflected in many EU countries. Parties which are non establishment parties won in the UK, France, and Italy, whilst Greece has already called for a general election based on the results. Even in Germany the result of  spilling votes to the Greens has meant even there, the trend away from centre right (Mrs Merkel) and centre left has seen a move from the traditional European centre to out-laying parties with a large block of anti EU sentiment taking their seats in the EU Parliament.
We have of course to be careful for what we wish for since the more extreme parties contain some of the very nationalistic elements for which the European Union was formed to offset. Prior to the peace which the Second World War won in Europe, there was almost constant friction between the nations, ruining the economic competence  of many nations and of course taking many millions of lives. This culling of the Continental life blood was brought to an end by the creation of an economic block, The European Confederation of Iron and Steel followed by the EEC and then, with the creation of the Euro, the European Union with is directorate, The Commission taking the place of the national governments as a collective decision making body.
The issues regarding the economic imbalance and the lack of a federal method of dealing with these imbalances has led to social strains across the continent with, in some countries the unemployment, particularly amongst the young proving an impossible stranglehold on the economies of Greece, Italy, and Spain.  France has seen the continuous upheaval of the Yellow Jackets out on the streets each weekend, for weeks now, 'under reported' as the elite struggle to find solutions whilst keeping their pockets full. 
Marie La Pen is once again snapping at the heels of the right wing wonderkid Emanuel Macron having won this evenings EU vote and Matteo Salvini who is spearheading the ultra right project in Italy has also won this evenings election, defeating the incumbent centre socialist. 
In the UK the Brexit Party of Nigel Farage has trashed both the main establishment parties, the Conservatives and Labour, with the Conservatives coming fifth behind the Greens. The biggest gain other than the  Brexit Party has been the Lib Dems with their strong, Remain stance which only emphasises the turmoil amongst voters here voting to leave and to stay.
The traditional view that the elections for MEPs was always a side show to the real national elections underplays the massive discontent with 'ordinary politics' and if a general election were held it might well reflect this protest vote tonight.