The results of the elections to the European Parliament are positive and encouraging for Ukraine, head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko (the Servant of the People faction) says.

"Judging by the results that we now have, based on exit polls, they look quite positive and encouraging. Why? Because, firstly, the expectation that there would be such a triumph of the extreme right and extreme left forces that are associated with Russia did not materialize. The second positive is that the European People's Party received the most votes, which, by the way, includes the German parties CDU/CSU, which, during the period of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, take a pro-Ukrainian position. And this gave Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission 2019-2024) the basis to declare that such a broad pro-Ukrainian coalition would even be formed within the European Parliament," Merezhko said in a commentary to Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

According to the MP, "as for the German far-right parties, they gained a little votes in support, but this is not critical."

"For example, the Alternative for Germany party gained more than our allies such as the Greens, unfortunately. But, all the same, if you look at the balance of power, at such general calculations, there are 720 seats there (in the European Parliament). And if you count how much the extreme right and extreme left took, then in total they are in a noticeable minority. That is, no radical shift occurred," Merezhko explained.

He emphasized that the new composition of the European Parliament "is quite pro-Ukrainian and this makes our job easier, makes it easier, increases the possibility of continuing to provide assistance and support to Ukraine."