4 Takeaways From The European Parliament Election Results

Europe's traditional centrist coalition lost its majority in the European Union's parliamentary elections Sunday, with far-right populist parties and liberal, pro-European Union parties both gaining ground. The results suggest a complicated future for the EU, as voters look for new ways forward.

More than 50 percent of European voters turned out last week to vote in the parliamentary elections, the highest turnout in two decades and a sharp increase from the last election in 2014.

Here's what you need to know from the results.

The center-left, center-right coalition lost its majority

The center-right group known as the European, according to Sunday's results. The two blocs together lost more than 70 seats, along with the majority they held for decades, .