Europe's political centre holds in weekend of elections | Inside Story

All eyes were on Romania's presidential runoff.
It was a crucial vote for the NATO member, and the centrist victory has been welcomed by the European Union and Ukraine.
In Poland, the governing party’s pro-EU candidate and right-wing nationalist rival are set for a decisive second-round vote in June.
But a slim lead by Warsaw's centrist Mayor, means the country could still lean towards populism.
Perhaps the biggest change was in Portugal - where the centre-right alliance won a snap parliamentary election, as the far-right gained a record number of votes.
So can Brussels breathe a sigh of relief?
Or is the far-right still rising as a political force?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Pieter Cleppe - Editor-in-Chief at BrusselsReport.eu.

Piotr Buras - Head of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Warsaw office.

Antonio Costa Pinto - Professor of Political Science at the University of Lisbon.

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