Preliminary results for the European Parliament elections show that centrist parties have retained the majority despite a surge in support for far-right groups, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as polls closed across Europe on June 9. Between June 6 and 9, European Union member states held elections for the bloc’s 720-member European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) shape and approve legislation, and also approve candidates for the European Commission. Exit polls project that the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), which von der Leyen represen…