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Belgian rigthwing MEP Assita Kanko was re-elected on Sunday (Photo: European Parliament )

Few non-white MEPs expected in new EU parliament

A handful of the European Parliament's non-white MEPs have won re-election, but Roma people lost EU representation, while other minorities voiced concern about Europe's far-right tilt.

Non-white MEPs coming back to Brussels for five years include Belgian rightwing politician Assita Kanko (who was born in Burkina Faso), Swedish green Alice Bah Kuhnke (whose fa...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Belgian rigthwing MEP Assita Kanko was re-elected on Sunday (Photo: European Parliament )

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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