Meloni suddenly under pressure: Right-wing friends demand “truth” before the European elections. For the first time, election forecast shows that the two right-wing populist and nationalist factions would gain ground as things currently stand.

The Identity Democracy (ID) faction would have 81 MPs (previously 59) The European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR) would grow from 68 to 76 seats (bg/dpa) The results are representative and represent around 96 percent of the EU population and 89 percent of MEPs.