EU elections to reflect growing public frustration

Citizens of the 27 European Union member states are casting their votes this week in elections that will influence the future direction of the bloc, which is being haunted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, rising living costs and the controversial migration policy, to name just a few.

The fact that so many Europeans, including young people, have been turning to far-right parties indicates a kind of despair among them. Extreme and far-right parties have already won elections in some countries and are expected to gain more seats in the next European Parliament.

There has been much talk about how to fight against those far-right parties or even outlaw them, but not enough discussions have been held on what exactly went wrong, causing such a seismic political shift in some countries.