The survey predicts that the EPP will remain the biggest group after the 4-7 June poll and the Socialist group will fall slightly. It says the Greens/EFA group will fall from 43 members to 35 while the ALDE group will also lose seats. The UK Independence Party, it forecasts, will perform badly as will Libertas, the anti-Lisbon treaty group. Reaction to the study was swift, with EPP leader Joseph Daul saying,"You have to be careful with such surveys but we expect and hope that the EPP will remain the biggest and most influential group."
It says the Greens/EFA group will fall from 43 members to 35 while the ALDE group will also lose seats.
The UK Independence Party, it forecasts, will perform badly as will Libertas, the anti-Lisbon treaty group.
Reaction to the study was swift, with EPP leader Joseph Daul saying,"You have to be careful with such surveys but we expect and hope that the EPP will remain the biggest and most influential group."
