it's the eu's only directly-elected body. a new batch of parliament members will sit for the next five years. results are expected on sunday. but what do meps do exactly? well, they do a number of things that we don't have time to explain now. but you can find more information on cnn.com. the key here is there are a lot of euro skeptics in the union. they say they weakened the parties. far right parties are springing up, and they are poised to snag seats in the european parliament. jim bolden has more on the rise of these extreme parties. >> reporter: austrian flags waving, tattooed supporters here to listen to the leader of the freedom party, which is austria's fourth-largest party in the european parliament with two seats.