salvini s right wing party the league won 33 percent of the vote while in france marine le pen's national rally overtook president of the party with 23 percent of the austrian center right people's party also saw a surge in support and there was a significant blow in germany for the ruling coalition their share of the vote fell by around 7 per cent now what does this all mean how is this expected to shape the european parliament for the next 5 years let's take a look we're looking at a fragmented grouping with a stablished movement's losing ground to smaller parties despite the gains made by the euro skeptic and right leaning parties pro e.u. groups are still expected to hold on to about 2 thirds of the seats the biggest blow of these elections will be dealt to parliament's a grand coalition of center left and right they are set to lose the majority they have enjoyed for the past 40 years or to reports now from paris. he sued the established parties of the center right down the center losing quite a lot of ground in that election and that of course could spell trouble for that e.u. grand coalition that's been the cornerstone of him which since its inception it means that they wi

people's party needed a coalition partner. in december 27 teen goods got into bed with the f.p.o. the far right freedom party. a step too far for many austrians who hated the f.b.i.'shistoric links to neo nazis but while protesters vented their anger at this marriage of convenience sebastian cortes was keen to show off his other side and he immigration yes but pro european. just 18 months later though his dalliance with the far right could result in his own political downfall. court says coalition government has collapsed after a video sting that brought down heinze christian chaka who was the freedom party's leader and austria's vice chancellor. could says put a can take his government in place and has already called a snap election for the or tim. but 1st he has to survive the no confidence vote in parliament and although publicly confident there's no guarantee he will. steve segin a correspondent for austrian broadcaster or f joins me now steve the freedom party has announced they will back the social democrats in today's no confidence vote how likely is the us in quotes to be toppled today going to be taught in the coming hours just talk to our correspondents a