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Belgium faces a difficult process of forming following its parliamentary elections. While the Flemish-nationalist N-VA and the far-right Vlaams Belang won in Flanders, the leftist parties took the day in Wallonia. N-VA leader De Wever has insisted that his party must lead the new coalition and threatened to push through a confederation if it doesn't. The press looks to the future with concern.

Ten days after the Ibiza video was made public the Austrian parliament has toppled Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's government with a no-confidence vote. The Social Democrats had put forward the motion, which was supported by the FPÖ. President Van der Bellen will now appoint a caretaker government. Who benefits from Kurz's fall?

Despite very different results in the individual member states the overall picture that emerges after the European elections is clear: the Christian Democratic and Social Democratic groups suffered major losses, the Liberals and Greens made big gains, and the eurosceptic and right-wing nationalist spectrum also gained ground. For various reasons commentators are worried by the election results.