Dutch voters kick off marathon EU elections

BRUSSELS, June 06 (AFP): Dutch voters will on Thursday kick off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations of the European Union-providing an early litmus test of how far right the next EU parliament might shift.

The EU's 370 million voters are called to the polls at a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty for the bloc, two and a half years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The bulk of countries including powerhouses France and Germany will vote on Sunday, but the opening contest in The Netherlands will offer a glimpse of the strength of the far-right-whose predicted surge is the election's top issue.