A dark horse, far-right influencer wins a seat in European elections

Alvise Perez’s “The Party’s Over” party surprised election watchers by taking three seats in  European parliamentary elections Sunday. Alvise and the Chipmunks, as his supporters call themselves, say they’re fed up with corruption and the European project. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

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