Europe's political centre holds in weekend of elections | Inside Story

All eyes were on Romania's presidential runoff. It was a crucial vote for the NATO member, and the centrist victory has been welcomed by the European Union and Ukraine. In Poland, the governing party’s pro-EU candidate and right-wing nationalist rival are set for a decisive second-round vote in June. But a slim lead by Warsaw's centrist Mayor, means the country could still lean towards populism. Perhaps the biggest change was in Portugal - where the centre-right alliance won a snap parliamentary election, as the far-right gained a record number of votes. So can Brussels breathe a sigh of relief? Or is the far-right still rising as a political force? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Pieter Cleppe - Editor-in-Chief at BrusselsReport.eu. Piotr Buras - Head of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Warsaw office. Antonio Costa Pinto - Professor of Political Science at the University of Lisbon. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #EuropeanPolitics #Romania #RomaniaPresidentialRunoff #Poland #PolandElection #Portugal #PortugalElection #ProEU #RightWing #Centrist #Populism #CentreRight #FarRight #EuropeanUnion