of the european parliament. to hear more, let s go to christian fraser, whojoins us live from brussels. this is the second biggest election in the after india? it does put it into some perspective. we will all be focusing on america in november, 240 million voters there. we are in the european parliament, above the hemicycle where the politicians normally sit. you can see behind me a huge screen where we will start to get the first exit polls. i told you that has been a shift to the right. we are starting to see that some of the first exit polls. let s concentrate on some that reflect that trend. germany, the cdu gaining six seats in these exit polls. but the hard right, the afd, finishing second with 17 seats. the spd of 0laf scholz finishing third on a record low i4%. the greens at nearly cut in half in germany. tears in the room next door, where the greens are having an election party of sorts. in the netherlands, gate of elders party had no seat in 2019, they gained seven
have an outright majority. and, election campaigning continues in the uk, cabinet minister mel stride insists rishi sunak apologised unequivocally for leaving d day events early and the labour party pledges to build more prisons. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello. welcome along to this sunday sportsday on bbc news. i m ben croucher. coming up. the men s singles final has gone the distance at roland garros. will carlos alcaraz or alexander zverev win a first french open? at the men s t20 world cup we ll have the latest from india pakistan and we ll get more on england s faltering campaign just two games in. a super scottish send off. next stop germany and euro 2024 forjohn mcginn and co. and forjohn mcginn and co. i am at the european athle championships and i am at the european athletics championships in rome where britain already have one gold medal and there are hopes for more tonight. hello there, thanks for your company. the men s singles final at the french open wa