The far right is poised to make significant gains in the European Parliament elections, according to the polls, with once-fringe parties growing in influence in the European Union. So how big could this shift to the right be? And how seismic could this shift be for the EU? A long predicted ‘sharp right turn’ appears For months political analysts have forecast centre left and green parties losing seats to the centre right and far right in the European Parliament elections. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) predicted even at the start of the year that there would be a “sharp right…