By Robert Anderson in Prague At first sight, last weekend’s European Parliament (EP) results confirmed the predicted populist authoritarian surge in Western Europe but disproved it in Central Europe. A closer look, however, shows that the voting shift only appears less marked in the east because radical right-wing parties or their fellow travellers are already in charge or sharing power in four of the 11 member states (Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and Bulgaria) and hence cannot benefit from being insurgents. EP elections have typically provided an opportunity for voicing discontent with incumben…