The rules are changing as a new fractured Europe is born

The monopoly of power has been broken. Europe has found itself at a crossroads as the far right and Greens make substantial gains in European elections, writes Lorne Cook.

EU leaders and party officials were forced to rethink their strategies after European Parliament elections ended the domination of the main centre-right and centre-left parties.

The results instead revealed an altered political landscape where the far-right and environmentalists stand as forces to be reckoned with.