20% of EU seats in hands of eurosceptics but impact unclear

As heads rolled over the European Parliament election results in several countries, French president François Hollande went on TV to respond to the shock victory of far-right Front National.

The Greek government faced demands for its resignation from its main opposition, the left-wing Syrzia, who took the majority of seats and votes.

In Italy, relatively new prime minister Matteo Renzi even saw his country’s borrowing costs cut after his left-wing party won a majority in every province.