Europe’s electoral revolution in slow motion

BRUSSELS – Europe has moved sharply to the right, as electorates in the 27 member states of the European Union voted in large numbers for anti-establishment, right-wing movements promising to champion national causes, such as tightening border controls for migrants and asylum seekers.

Still, the swing was not big enough to upset current political arrangements. With most votes now counted in the elections for the European Parliament, an alliance of the continent’s moderate, centre-right political parties has retained its dominant position.