The first full results were expected overnight from what was considered the most important European Parliament election in decades, a contest with the potential to significantly reshape EU policies. Hungary's increasingly authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban, a possible ally of Salvini, said he hopes the election will bring a shift toward political parties that want to stop migration. The migration issue "will reorganize the political spectrum in the European Union," he said. Current European lawmakers' terms end July 1, and the new parliament will be seated the following day. ———For more news from The Associated Press on the European Parliament elections go to https://www.apnews.com/EuropeanParliament

Source: ABC News May 26, 2019 04:14 UTC