Analysis

Europe voted just over a week ago; it has taken this long for me to spot an article to recommend to you which makes sense of the outcome. One of the best current voices in understanding foreign affairs, George Friedman (George, not Tom), writes at Geopolitical Futures. See his conclusion:

The centrist parties weakened a little. The nationalist parties strengthened a little. And, depending on where you draw the line between left and right, left-of-center parties fared pretty well. But what is important is the fact that the elections showed that the center parties are losing control over the political system, however slowly. (Losing, but not yet having lost.) The decisions on this will not be made in the European Parliament but in the national parliaments, which are directly representative of their citizens. 

Increasingly, member states are choosing to go their own locally determined ways. Whether it is Brexit in the U.K. or the Hungarians, Poles, and Italians refusing immigrants, this is the trend to watch. Hat tip to RealClearWorld for the link.