European Parliament Election: May 23-26, 2019

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Anyone know why there are no results for the North of Ireland?

They start counting monday morning. Can't count on a sunday because religion or something.

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Estonia's government has moved quickly on naming the country's next commissioner, with a proposal from prime minister Juri Ratas to submit Centre Party minister, Kadri Simson, as a candidate approved on Thursday

https://euobserver.com/tickers/145103

Are other commissioners already known?

Jutta Urpilainen (SDP) will be the commissioner from Finland.

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Looks like EFDD has failed to get the members from seven member states needed to qualify as a group.

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In an interview with Finnish media, MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP) justified excluding the eurosceptic groups from committee chairmanships on the grounds that their MEPs did not stand for the "national anthem", meaning the Ode to Joy that was performed at the Parliament's opening session, and therefore did not "behave properly".

I find it interesting that the PC crowd who cheer Kaepernick and other Americans for not standing for the Star-Spangled Banner nevertheless view the EU flag and the "EU national anthem" to be so sacred that not standing for them is viewed as akin to treachery.