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Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE
Voters put their ballot papers in the ballot box at a polling station in Sainte-Adresse (Seine-Maritime), near Le Havre, for the second round of the legislative elections, a historic election in which the Rassemblement National could emerge victorious, although there is considerable uncertainty about its ability to win an absolute majority in the Assembly and form a government. IMAGES
The latest projections for the future distribution of seats in the European Parliament are presented in Brussels, following the EU elections on 9 June. More than 360 million people across the EU's 27 nations were eligible to vote, over four days since Thursday, to help shape the European Union's direction over the next five years. IMAGES
President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, unveils a projection of the next European Parliament, based on provisional figures of election results from across the continent. IMAGES
Images at the announcement of the results at the far-right party leader Jordan Bardella's HQ. With over 30% of the vote, the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) party is the big winner of the European elections. IMAGES