Emma DeSouza: Europe set to become more insular as right-wing politics gains traction

European politics is slowly changing as, increasingly, established centre parties are lurching rightward and entering into agreements with far right parties

400m people from the 27 countries of the European Union will be called to vote in the European elections, voting-in 705 MEPs in a chamber whose composition will be key to security, peace, immigration, and the green transition. Picture: Alamy 

If polls are to be believed, the next European parliament will be one of the most right-wing in the history of the EU, with far right parties expected to make significant gains across Europe. 

The rise of the right has been fuelled by growing disillusionment with establishment parties, with one central point of contention: immigration.