(Brian Lawless/PA via AP) (Associated Press)BRUSSELS — The Latest on the European Parliament elections taking place Saturday (all times local):5:40 p.m. Early vote counts and an exit poll in Ireland suggest that the Green Party is gaining strength in that European Union nation as it challenges three larger parties in local and European elections. Polls suggest People’s Party Our Slovakia, a far-right party that has 14 seats in Slovakia’s parliament, will win seats in the European legislature for the first time. Slovakia, Malta and Latvia are holding their European Parliament elections Saturday — and all the other nations vote Sunday. ___For more news from The Associated Press on the European Parliament elections go to https://www.apnews.com/EuropeanParliamentCopyright 2019 The Associated Press.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2019 08:19 UTC