Europe leans right as voters choose EU Parliament

Brussels - Europe leaned to the right Sunday as tens of millions of people voted in European Parliament elections, with conservative parties leading or favored in many countries amid a global economic crisis.

Opinion surveys and exit polls showed right-leaning governments edging the opposition in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and elsewhere.

Conservative opposition parties were tied or ahead in Britain, Spain and some smaller countries...

[There, like here, their press and politicians are not the people - don't pay them much mind: this is popular European sentiment - and a continuation of the move to the right that began as a result of Bush's leadership after 9/11...]

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