Far-right came out with outrageous records from the European elections

ABTTF President and FUEN Vice-President Halit Habip Oğlu: “Overwhelming support to extreme right parties at the European elections constitute serious threat to human rights and freedoms and diverse population of Europe”

The European elections were held in 28 Member States on 22-25 May 2014. With an electoral turnout 43,9% over 390 Million citizens eligible to vote, the election results revealed an increased ratio of support to far-right political parties throughout European Union.

Neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn secured three seats in the European Parliament

The Front National led by Marine Le Pen came out with a historical victory with 24,95%of French votes in European elections, while UK Independence Party had the record with 27% of votes in the UK. In Denmark, the far-right Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti) received a remarkable support with 26,60% of majority of votes. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), on the other hand, has placed itself as the third party with 19,50 % of votes. Extreme right Jobbik Party came out of European elections as the second biggest party by receiving 14,68% of votes in Hungary. According to estimations, in Germany, the eurosceptic party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) managed to convince 7% of electorate. Neo-Nazi party of Greece, Golden Dawn secured 3 out of 21, total seat number of Greece in the EP, with a 9,39 % of votes received from Greek citizens.

European Minorities were in cooperation during the EP elections

In the European Union, where 40 Million people speaking more than 60 minority or regional languages, during the European elections the minority parties were in cooperation under Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) umbrella. Friendship, Equality, Peace Party of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority, as part of this cooperation, received 42.620 votes, which corresponds to 0,75% of votes nation-wide, in Rodopi and Xanthi and became the first ranking party in the regions where the Minority members represent the majority of the population.

Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ), being part of the minority solidarity under FUEN leadership, received 6,20% of the votes and is ranked the fifth party in Romania. Party of the Hungarian Community (SMK-MKP) in Slovakia received 6,53% of votes and became the seventh party nation-wide. South-Tyrolean People’s Party (SVP) received 0,50% of votes nation-wide in Italy whereas the political party representing the German speaking population of Belgium ProDG secured 0,09% of votes in the country.

Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) Vice-President Halit Habip Oğlu uttered “Overwhelming support to extreme right parties at the European elections constitute serious threat to human rights and freedoms and diverse population of Europe. The new European Parliament, where we the extreme right in powerful position, will go through a litmus test regarding protection and defence of the rights of national minorities and other vulnerable groups in Europe.”