The challenges each party faces ahead of the EU elections

This week, EU citizens will decide who will sit in the European Parliament for the next five years. Continuing our election coverage, today we’re focusing on the EU parties, the big political families behind our national ones, and their challenges. Who are these parties exactly and what are the obstacles they face?

To understand better who the big players in these elections will be, and the related challenges, I’m joined by Nick Alipour, our Berlin-based politics reporter.